'Inexhaustible lasers': Boris Johnson's plan for defence after budget boost

The prime minister has announced that the Ministry of Defence will get an extra £24.1bn over the next four years, which is £16.5bn more than the Conservatives promised in their manifesto. The increase would take defence spending to 2.2% of GDP, above the Nato target of 2%, Johnson said in a remote address to the House of Commons from self-isolation in Downing Street Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Boris Johnson agrees £16bn rise in defence spending ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/... Hackers HQ and Space Command: how UK defence budget could be spent ► https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2... Support the Guardian ► https://support.theguardian.com/contr... Today in Focus podcast ► https://www.theguardian.com/news/seri... The Guardian YouTube network: The Guardian ►    / theguardian   Guardian Football ► http://is.gd/guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNsport Guardian Culture ► http://is.gd/guardianculture