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Keir Starmer Urges Faster Defence Spending and NATO Deployment
Starmer aims to raise UK defence spending to 3% of GDP by 2034 amid rising Russian aggression and calls for stronger NATO cooperation, with costs estimated at £17.3bn annually.
- On Monday, Sir Keir Starmer told delegates in Munich that the UK must 'go faster' on defence spending to counter the Russian threat.
- Rising Russian aggression and concerns about US reliability have prompted calls to accelerate UK rearmament and reassure allies, with a carrier strike group dispatched to the High North.
- Analysts calculate multi‑billion-pound increases, with the OBR estimating an extra £13‑£14bn annually to hit 3% by 2029.
- Whitehall is holding talks to accelerate funding, with No 10, the Treasury and the Ministry of Defence discussing a defence investment plan, but insiders warn the 3% target is unlikely this Parliament and would require spending cuts, tax rises or higher borrowing.
- Proposed funding measures include seizing frozen Russian state assets, blocked by the Belgian government, while Starmer cut foreign aid last year to prepare for a potential conflict with Russia before the end of the decade.
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