Keir Starmer: Labour wants to increase defence spending to 2.5%
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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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