The 3.5/1.5 split will see British-style creative accounting across the Alliance

Much of the supposed ‘increase’ is just a case of renaming existing spending

Sir Keir Starmer's pledge to increase defence and security spending to 5 per cent of GDP by 2035 was last night branded 'a con'.

The 3.5/1.5 split will see British-style creative accounting across the Alliance