Ministers demand extra defence spending in the face of rising global threats
by David Hughes
Mar 09, 2024
3 minutes
Rishi Sunak is under pressure to boost defencing spending after two serving ministers publicly called for a “much greater pace” of investment.
The call from Foreign Office minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan and security minister Tom Tugendhat came after the Budget was criticised for failing to boost defence spending.
The two senior Tories said the UK needs to “lead the way” by increasing defence and security spending to at least 2.5% of gross domestic product (GDP),
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