UK Urges NATO Allies to Increase Defence Spending to 2.5 Percent

Published on July 9, 2024

The new Labour government will urge NATO allies to increase defence spending to 2.5 percent of GDP, as the alliance marks its 75th anniversary. The UK will also raise its own spending “as soon as possible,” confirmed Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Defence Secretary John Healey in a joint commentary written for The Telegraph on Monday. “We will increase spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP on defence as soon as possible, whilst arguing all Nato allies should adopt this as a new defence target,” they said. The minsters added that the government will conduct a Strategic Defence Review to assess the state of the British armed forces, the nature of current threats, and military capabilities needed to protect the nation....

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