Tag: Defence Spending

What will defence spending boost mean for British military?

February 26, 2025

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It is exciting when a government department receives a huge sum of money, particularly when the Prime Minister calls it the “biggest sustained increase in defence spending since the end of the Cold War.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/02/25/what-will-defence-spending-boost-mean-for-british-military/

 

Keir Starmer set to resist Trump’s demand for higher defence spending

January 27, 2025

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Keir Starmer set to resist Trump’s demand for higher defence spendingSir Keir Starmer is expected to resist pressure from President Trump and the British military to increase defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP by 2030 because of concerns about the state of public finances, The Times has been told.

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/donald-trump-keir-starmer-uk-visit-3hhxsgkf8