Ben Wallace ‘wants defence budget lifted to 2.5% of GDP by 2028’
by Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor from World news | The Guardian on (#60TQT)
Defence secretary's leaked letter to PM warns of shortfalls in military personnel and long-range rocket artillery
Ben Wallace has reportedly written to the prime minister to call for the defence budget to be lifted to 2.5% of GDP by 2028, as newly released figures from Nato show the proportion spent by the UK has fallen for a second year running.
The defence secretary also called for increases in personnel numbers, despite recent cuts to the army, and warned of future shortfalls in naval and air force crews, as well as in long-range rocket artillery.
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