On the recordJune 24, 2026
I have a responsibility to get it right. There will now be a change of prime minister, there will be no change in the urgent need to produce the defence investment plan.
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Dan Jarvis
Labour Party
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bbc.co.ukI have a responsibility to get it right. There will now be a change of prime minister, there will be no change in the urgent need to produce the defence investment plan.
Speaking at the Rusi Land Warfare Conference.
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I can be confident, because I can have confidence in the longstanding record and history of Labor governments investing in defense that gives me confidence.
That is the challenge that we have at a point of constrained fiscal resource, and I will be working with my colleagues across government to make sure that we're in a position to do that.
This represents just 2.7% of GDP by 2030, well short of the 3% mandated by Nato.