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Politics, environment, farming and more in your new free Western Morning News newsletter - direct to your inbox every day Politics, environment, farming and more in your new free Western Morning News newsletter - direct to your inbox every day Last week marked a watershed moment for defence as the UK Government committed to the biggest uplift in defence spending for a generation, writes Johnny Mercer, Conservative MP for Plymouth Moor View. A commitment to 2.5% of GDP by 2030 equates to a £75 billion defence spending boost. At home, it will be transformative for our rebounding dockyard in Plymouth....
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April 24, 2024
14:08
NATO target for defence spending should rise due to ‘more dangerous world’ , Grant Shapps says
Source: news.sky.com
April 24, 2024
07:39
‘Confusion reigns’ despite Sunak’s shift in tone on defence spending
Source: news.sky.com
April 23, 2024
19:45
UK to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP meaning tens of billions of pounds of extra funding
Source: news.sky.com
April 2, 2024
18:13
Ex-military chiefs urge political parties to commit to 2.5% defence spending amid ‘gravest threats since Cold War’
Source: news.sky.com
March 9, 2024
15:56
Ministers urge government to increase defence spending in highly unusual intervention
Source: news.sky.com
February 14, 2024
13:03
Global military spending hits $3.4 trillion record as wars rage
Source: afr.com
August 31, 2023
05:36
Japan makes record defence spending request amid tension with China
Source: reuters.com
July 9, 2023
15:00
New defence spending goals, timing of Ukraine’s admission to NATO expected to dominate summit
Source: cbc.ca
