The old Treasury con of reclassifying other existing spending as ‘defence’ has been wheeled out again
The old Treasury con of reclassifying other existing spending as ‘defence’ has been wheeled out again
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Reeves pours cold water on Nato demands for more defence spending
UK could face up to £30bn of tax rises to fund defence spending boost, economist says
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Why Nato has raised the voices of doom to a scream
Defence spending to rise by £11 billion to 2.6per cent of GDP - Reeves
Although defence spending is set to rise during this Parliament, this is clearly not enough
Nato chief Mark Rutte wants Britain to commit more to defence. This is only possible if the Government gets to grips with…
Much of the supposed ‘increase’ is just a case of renaming existing spending
Plus: Nato expectations; burning books; phoney Tories; a twerking duchess; deterring migrants; and tortoise tales
Chancellor Rachel Reeves stressed that Labour had only committed to hitting 2.5 per cent of GDP in the current Parliament.
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