US EditionStarmer says he won't set 'arbitrary date' for spending 3% of GDP on defence
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged to increase the UK’s defence budget to reach 2.5% of the nation’s GDP by 2027, with the goal of achieving 3% in the following Parliamentary term, contingent on economic and fiscal circumstances.
- This announcement follows a 130-page Strategic Defence Review highlighting challenges like recruitment difficulties and changes from drones, AI, and cyber warfare.
- The review includes plans for 12 new attack submarines, £15 billion for nuclear warheads, and investment in munitions, while Ukraine’s recent drone strikes show warfare transformation.
- Starmer declined to commit to a specific timeline for reaching the 3% defence spending target and emphasized that Britain’s defence decisions will prioritize the country’s security, even if this leads to funding difficulties and the potential need for substantial tax increases.
- This approach suggests balancing defence ambitions with fiscal realities, as full funding depends on future economic conditions and parliamentary support.
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The challenge to fund Britain's 10-year defence plan
via Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street“The front line, if you like, is here,” said Keir Starmer today, who insisted that Britain’s defence spending priorities for the next decade, laid out in a long-awaited document, will allow the UK to deliver “peace through strength”.The PM has, however, refused to commit to a date for reaching the government’s 3 per cent defence spending target. Instead, speaking today from Glasgow to mark the publication …
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SDR authors call for 3% on defence, PM refuses to commit
The soon-to-be-published Strategic Defence Review (SDR) outlines a sweeping transformation of the UK’s armed forces, backed by a significant funding uplift. However, a key element already appears uncertain. The authors of the review wrote: “The Government’s important decision to raise defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP by 2027/28 and, vitally, to 3 per cent in the next Parliament made an enormous difference. The decision established the aff…
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