Sunak announces increase in defence spending
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BBC News— The prime minister said the world is "the most dangerous it's been since the end of the Cold War".
International Business Times UK—UK's Sunak Announces Raised Defence Spending, New Ukraine Aid. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Tuesday announced additional funding for Ukraine and pledged to increase Britain's own defence budget, during a visit to the Polish capital Warsaw.Sunak said Britain was giving GBP500 million ($617 million) in additional military funding for Kyiv as he held talks with Polish premier Donald Tusk and NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg.Sunak said London would gradually boost defence spending to 2.5 percent of GDP by 2030."In a world that is the most dangerous it has been...
dailym.ai—The UK can cut taxes AND increase defence spending, Rishi Sunak says as he insists the economy is strong enough. The Prime Minister dismissed claims from Labour that his dramatic pledge to spend an extra £75 billion on defence by the end of the decade was not fully funded.
www.counterpunch.org—The Australian Defence Formula: Spend! Spend! Spend!. The skin toasted Australian Minister of Defence, Richard Marles, who resembles, with each day, the product of an overly worked solarium, was adamant. Not only will Australians be paying a bill up to and above A$368 billion for nuclear powered submarines it does not need; it will also be throwing A$100 billion into the coffers of More