UK to raise defence and security spending to 5% by 2035 as Starmer warns of wartime threats

UK to raise defence and security spending to 5% by 2035 as Starmer warns of wartime threats

Starmer pledged to boost overall defence and security spending to 5% of economic output by 2035 to meet a Nato target, with his government warning it must “actively prepare” for war at home for the first time in years

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer. AFP File