Will UK's increased defence spending help prevent conflict with Russia? #politics #uk #war #ukraine

by 24britishtvApril 27, 2024, 1:50 a.m. 21
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With a warning of escalating threats to Western security posed by countries like Russia, Iran and China, Rishi Sunak has pledged to ramp up UK defence spending by tens of billions of pounds over the next six years, lifting it from from 2.3%of GDP to 2.5%. Scotland Tonight discussed the news with former army colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon and Phillips O'Brien, a professor of strategic studies at St Andrews University.

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