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Kemi Badenoch: “We would spend 3% of GDP on defence by 2030.”

On the recordSeptember 7, 2026
We would spend 3% of GDP on defence by 2030.
Said by
Kemi Badenoch
Conservative Party
Source
bbc.co.uk

Editor's note · Context

Statement on Conservative party's defence spending plans.

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