Starmer announces big cut to UK aid budget to boost defence spending
by Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey from World news | The Guardian on (#6VGNW)
PM confirms rise in military spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 - three years earlier than planned
Keir Starmer has announced drastic cuts to Britain's international aid budget to help pay for a major increase in defence spending, amid fears over Donald Trump's commitment to European security.
The prime minister said the UK government would increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 - three years earlier than planned - as he prepared for what is likely to be a diplomatically fraught visit to Washington DC this week.
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