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Keir Starmer, GDP and defence spending

The Associated Press on MSN · 17m

Starmer commits to raise UK defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027

Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the U.K. will raise defense spending to 2.5% of gross domestic product by 2027. Starmer made the committment on Tuesday.

Bloomberg L.P. · 20m

UK Defense Budget to Hit 3% of GDP in Next Decade, Starmer Says

Britain will increase its defense spending to the equivalent of 2.5% of GDP by 2027, Prime Minister Keir Starmer told Parliament on Tuesday, as European governments try to bolster their security amid growing doubts over US support under Donald Trump.

UK defence spending to reach 2.5% of GDP by 2027, PM Starmer says

British defence spending will reach 2.5% of GDP by 2027, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday, setting out the country's biggest sustained increase in its defence budget since the end of the Cold War.

BBC on MSN · 18m

UK to hike defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has set out plans to increase defence spending to 2.5% of national income by 2027, as peace talks to end the war in Ukraine gather pace. The PM said he would cut the UK's aid budget to fund the rise in defence spending,

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UK Prime Minister Announces Increase in Defense Spending Ahead of Trump Meeting

Daniel Orton is an editor on the live news team at Newsweek, based in London, U.K. He was previously a video news editor at ...

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Europe Weighs Options to Boost Defense Spending

Europe will likely have to spend hundreds of billions to prepare to defend itself without U.S. help, and will have to find ...

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Senate advances $150B in added military spending as Hegseth looks to shuffle money in Pentagon budget

The Senate on Friday forged ahead with plans to give the military an additional $150 billion in spending even as the Pentagon ...

Republicans Advance Massive Defense Budget Boost as Pentagon Eyes 'Offsets'

A debate is brewing in Congress over the future of the defense budget as Republicans look to add up to $150 billion more to ...

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Hegseth wants Pentagon to cut 8% from defense budget for each of the next 5 years

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told the Pentagon to find $50 billion in programs to cut this year, to redirect funds to ...

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Pentagon orders budget revamp to reinvest $50 billion into Trump defense priorities

The review could set the stage for Defense Secretary Hegseth to follow through with goals to invest more in the Asia-Pacific ...

Germany's Defense Spending Conundrum: Balancing Fiscal Constraints and Security Needs

Germany may approve a defense fund before the new parliament convenes, leaving borrowing debates for new lawmakers. Merz ...

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Defense secretary orders military to prepare for major budget cuts

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to prepare plans to make drastic budget cuts over the next five years ...

Military Times on MSN3d

Cuts to staff, budget will boost military strength, Hegseth says

Hegseth promised to reinvest budget savings in other military programs and jettison civilian workers who are not living up to ...

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Pete Hegseth orders defense leadership to draw up plans for huge budget cuts as DOGE enters the Pentagon: report

Hegseth, 44, demanded a proposal that would include annual 8% cuts to the Pentagon’s roughly $850 billion budget, according ...

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