Oh, What a Lovely War Contract — Part 2 of 3. £6.7 billion. One supplier. One decade. The capability never arrived.

Oh, What a Lovely War Contract — Part 2 of 3.
£6.7 billion. One supplier. The capability never arrived.
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UK's Starmer boosts defence spending, slashes international aid, on eve of Washington trip - Sight Magazine Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would increase annual defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP by 2027.

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UK defence spending to rise to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, funded by cut in international aid - live updates The announcement comes ahead of a high-stakes meeting between Keir Starmer and Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday.

👇🇬🇧"UK defence spending to rise to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, funded by cut in international aid"
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#UKDefenceSpending One fact that seems to have slipped by today is that all countries do not use the same basis for calculating. For example, the US includes the cost of security services. It is entirely possible that the U.K. already exceeds the current target. Harmonisation is the first step.