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Healey’s budget to duck setting a date for 3% defence spending target
Roadmap for increasing department’s share of GDP will be deferred until next year’s review The chancellor will delay setting out when the UK will meet the target of allocating 3% of GDP on defence until next year’s spending review, the Treasury has confirmed. John Healey resigned as defence secretary in June under Keir Starmer’s leadership, accusing the prime minister of being “unable” and the Treasury “unwilling” to…
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A Mk5 Chinook. Defence spending is poised to reach 2.7% of GDP by 2030. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA View image in fullscreen A Mk5 Chinook. Defence spending is poised to reach 2.7% of GDP by 2030. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA Economics Healey’s budget to duck setting a date for 3% defence spending target Roadmap for increasing department’s share of GDP will be deferred until next year’s review
Prefer the Guardian on Google The chancellor will delay setting out when the UK will meet the target of allocating 3% of GDP on defence until next year’s spending review, the Treasury has confirmed.
John Healey resigned as defence secretary in June under Keir Starmer’s leadership, accusing the prime minister of being “unable” and the Treasury “unwilling” to “commit the resources that the nation needs to defend the country”.
However, since succeeding Rachel Reeves following Andy Burnham’s arrival at No 10, Healey has declined to set a date for meeting the 3% target, which he had previously insisted should be hit by 2030.
Treasury sources confirmed that instead, the focus in Healey’s first budget on 28 October, would be fully funding the defence investment plan.