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UK defence funding will hit 5% of GDP by 2035, Starmer to tell Nato summit
- UK leader Keir Starmer committed to increasing defence and security expenditure to 5% of the country’s GDP by 2035 in the lead-up to the NATO summit held in The Hague.
- This commitment responds to pressures from US President Donald Trump and recent NATO resolutions aiming to address growing threats since Russia's 2022 Ukraine invasion.
- The plan splits spending into 3.5% on core defence and 1.5% on security infrastructure like cyber resilience, with the UK targeting 2.6% core defence by 2027 and 3% after the next election.
- According to analysis by Carl Emmerson from the Institute for Fiscal Studies, the additional funding represents roughly £30 billion beyond the planned £75 billion defence budget for 2027, while Starmer described this time as one requiring flexible and swift responses amid significant uncertainty.
- The National Security Strategy emphasizes building sovereign capabilities, boosting economic growth, and deepening NATO commitment, but faces scrutiny over funding and potential impacts on public services.
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