Starmer announces 'biggest sustained increase in defence spending since end of cold war'

Keir Starmer said defence spending will rise to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, spending an extra £13.4bn on defence every year from 2027. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Taking into account spending on intelligence and the security services, defence spending will be at 2.6% of GDP from 2027. The prime minister said the government will fund this by cutting aid spending from 0.5% of GDP to 0.3% from 2027 UK politics live ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/... Starmer announces big cut to UK aid budget to boost defence spending ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/... The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►  / theguardian   Instagram ►   / guardian   The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #keirstarmer #defence #armedforces #ukraine #ukrainewar #starmer #politics #uk #budget