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Starmer to ask allies to commit to extra defence funding - but won't say when UK will hit target

Sky News Tuesday, 9 July 2024
Sir Keir Starmer will tell NATO allies that the UK has a "cast iron commitment" to lifting the UK's defence spending to 2.5% of GDP, but is refusing to honour this pledge in his first term in government.
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