Labour set out plans to increase overall defence spending from 2.3% to 2.5% of national income by 2027, costing an additional £6bn a year.* It has also said spending will rise to 3.5% by 2035.
A threat from Trump threat to withdraw US protection from NATO countries also led Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to pledge to meet a new Nato target to spend 5% of the UK's GDP on national security by 2035.
*My emphasis
What US protection? What threat?....nm
Posted by Keith-264 on January 15, 2026, 5:47 pm, in reply to "Empty your pockets"
nmThe last working-class hero in England. Clio the cat, ? July 1997 - 1 May 2016 Kira the cat, ? ? 2010 - 3 August 2018 Jasper the Ruffian cat ??? - 4 November 2021 Georgina the cat ???-4 December 2025
on January 15, 2026, 5:44 pm