Sir Keir Starmer has said he wants to increase UK defence spending to 3% in the next parliament - ahead of his White House meeting with Donald Trump.
  • SleafordMod@feddit.ukEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I think the 3% target is intended for the next parliament though. The target he wants to hit in this parliament is 2.5% from 2027 onwards.

    I guess raising defence spending makes sense so that the UK can better protect itself from threats like Russia.