UK PM Starmer pledges 80 billion pounds annual defense spending by 2029, raising budget to 2.7% of GDP on path to 3% in next parliament under new Defense Investment Plan published today.
UK PM Starmer announces defense spending will reach 80 billion pounds per year by 2029, raising defense expenditure to 2.7% of GDP with a trajectory toward 3% in the next parliament, under a Defense Investment Plan published today.
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