Starmer’s ‘£13 billion more for defence’ promise looks shaky as numbers fail to add up

Keir Starmer’s claim that the UK will pump £13 billion more into defence by 2027 is looking increasingly dubious as the numbers fail to add up—especially when inflation is taken into account. The Labour leader has committed to raising defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030, with an interim goal of reaching that figure by 2027. On the … Continue reading Starmer’s ‘£13 billion more for defence’ promise looks shaky as numbers fail to add up