Boris Johnson pledges to increase defence spending to 2.5% by end of decade

by 24britishtvJune 30, 2022, 2:50 p.m. 49
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Speaking at the Nato conference in Madrid, the prime minister said the UK would increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Johnson said the change was aimed at adapting to a 'more dangerous and more competitive world'. He continued: 'The logical conclusion of the investments on which we propose to embark, these decisions, is that we’ll reach 2.5% of GDP on defence by the end of the decade' Boris Johnson backs UK defence spending rise amid splits with cabinet ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jun/30/boris-johnson-uk-spend-25-of-gdp-defence-end-of-decade-nato Liz Truss defends plans to cut British army by nearly 10,000 troops ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jun/30/liz-truss-defends-plans-to-cut-british-army-by-nearly-10000-troops-nato Russia-Ukraine war: Russia withdraws from Snake Island and says Ukraine should demine waters – live news ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/jun/30/russia-ukraine-war-nato-says-moscow-is-biggest-direct-threat-to-west-lysychansk-under-relentless-shelling-governor-says-live-news 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 ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/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 Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #BorisJohnson #Nato #UK #BritishArmy #Military #UkraineWar #Russia

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