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a row over the government's pledge to
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commit 3% of GDP to defense spending has
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overshadowed today's defense review
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prime Minister Kama faced criticism on
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Monday for failing to commit to a
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precise date for when the pledge will be
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fulfilled instead saying it is an
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ambition that will be achieved in the
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next parliament maybe by 2034 the much
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awaited strategic defense review
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conducted by exNATO Secretary General
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Lord Robertson was announced on Monday
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morning it comes as European countries
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race to rearm themselves amid sustained
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Russian aggression and fears over
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Trump's tough love approach to defense
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spending starmmer has promised to build
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12 new attack submarines one to be
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delivered every 18 months in addition to
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building six new munitions factories the
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government plans to put in around 15
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billion into upgrading the armed forces
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all in all the prime minister's
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previously vowed to put in place the
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largest sustained increase in defense
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spending since the Cold War with a 2.5%
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share of GDP by 2027 currently locked in
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for defense he said on Monday the UK was
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moving to war fighting readiness as the
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central purpose of our armed forces star
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said that the UK is being directly
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threatened by states with advanced
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military forces and that the most
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effective way to deter them is to be
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ready and frankly to show them that
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we're ready to deliver peace through
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strength but critics have cast doubt on
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the government's commitment amid the 3%
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GDP row alex Bghart shadow cabinet
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office minister said that without the
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money the defense plan is just words
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conservative leader chemot criticized
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the government for managing to find
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billions for the chaos surrender but not
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committing to properly funding our armed
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forces andy Haldane formerly chief
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economist at the Bank of England
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suggested that it is directionally good
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that we are spending more on defense but
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said today's announcement constituted
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the absolute bare minimum to get Karma
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through a meeting with Donald Trump by
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midafternoon a number of the UK's
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European neighbors had suggested the
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country wasn't doing enough on defense
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lithuania's defense minister told the
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BBC that 3.5% should be a bare minimum
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commitment while Denmark's prime
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minister told local channel DR news that
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5% was achievable but it's too late the
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government has already faced backlash
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over tax hikes announced in the autumn
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budget ahead of next week's spending
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review it is now being claimed that
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further tax hikes will be needed to
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finance defense spending paul Johnson
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the boss of the Institute for Fiscal
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Studies said that some really quite
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chunky tax increases would be needed to
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pay for it however he added that's not
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something the prime minister or the
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Chancellor is willing to actually say
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