Nato: Starmer’s defence spending pledge lagging behind

Sir Keir Starmer’s pledge to upgrade the armed forces is facing renewed scrutiny as official Nato figures suggested that spending in defence was lagging ahead of a crucial expenditure target in 2027.  Starmer said last year that the government would increase spending on defence to 2.6 per cent of GDP from 2027.  But Nato, the [...]

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