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Sunak insists defence spending will keep the country safe in a ‘less safe’ world

Source: PA Wire

Rishi Sunak said the UK is playing a “leadership” role in Nato despite coming under intense pressure to further increase defence spending.

The has committed to boost spending to 2.5% of gross domestic product – a measure of the size of the economy – but only when the public finances allow,

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