How much should Britain really be spending on defence?
As the government comes under pressure from Nato and the US to up its budget, Sean O’Grady asks if it would be justified to ...
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UK 'unready for war' with tank and ship shortage as spending target faces delay
Current defence spending unlikely to cover a Ukraine peacekeeping mission for more than a year, with Armed Forces also ...
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Labour MPs turn on Starmer as they warn he risks damaging US ties over military spending delay
Labour's own MPs have warned Sir Keir Starmer that a failure to boost military spending could put the "special relationship" ...
Labour warned to stop 'dragging heels' over defence spending as Trump pressure mounts
Labour has yet to provide a firm timeline over raising UK defence spending to 2.5% of GDP at a time when Donald Trump is ...
Spending 2.5% of Britain's GDP on defence is the minimum needed to keep UK safe, Labour review to say - despite Treasury warnings it cannot be afforded
Whitehall sources told the Mail that the Strategic Defence Review due this spring will state that spending 2.5 per cent of ...
Labour to set deadline for spending 2.5 per cent of GDP on defence
Government says increase of funds for Armed Forces to come in spring – but critics suggest ‘a lot more’ is needed ...
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Minister urged to reveal timeline for increase in defence spending
A defence minister has declined to outline the timetable for when the Government will meet its “cast-iron commitment” to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP.
Is Labour backsliding on pledge of more cash for defence?
No10 and defence ministers refused to repeat the party's election manifesto pledge that funding would increase to 2.5 per ...
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NATO chief says Russian victory over Ukraine would have a costly impact on alliance’s credibility
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned on Thursday that a Russian victory over Ukraine would undermine the dissuasive force of the world’s biggest military alliance and that its cred ...