Keir Starmer: Labour wants to increase defence spending to 2.5%
Blog icondon
Apr 12
The Labour leader also told the i newspaper he would conduct a strategic review of defence and security "to be clear what the priorities are". Sir Keir's aim matches that of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, who has also said he wants defence spending to rise to 2.5%. It currently stands at 2.1% of GDP. Earlier this year, two ministers - Anne-Marie Trevelyan and Tom Tugendhat - publicly urged the government to invest in defence at a "much greater pace". In his spring Budget, Mr Hunt said the UK&ap...

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Senegal goes to the polls as country’s once sturdy democracy looks shaky
Blog icondon
Mar 26
Senegalese voters will choose their next president on Sunday in a delayed and high-stakes election that poses a test for the country’s democracy. Outgoing President Macky Sall, whose second and final term expires on April 2, has promised to peacefully handover to his elected successor after the country’s top court blocked his attempts to delay the election – originally scheduled for February 24 – for 10 months. A long list of candidates are running, but two former tax inspectors - one represe...