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Sunak pledges urgent Defence spending uplift ...in five years time

Sunak pledges urgent Defence spending uplift ...in five years time

The 2.5% is smoke and mirrors: Labour is setting the agenda

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Apr 24, 2024
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Hunt arrives with Sunak and Shapps: But has no Treasury document to show where the 2.5% is coming from

The UK government announced yesterday that it will raise Defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030. Speaking in Poland, prime minister Rishi Sunak hailed the decision as a “generational” change, that would put the UK on a “war footing”.

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