On the recordJune 11, 2026
the UK should be spending 3% by an earlier 2030 timetable, but warned the plan he was presented with this week moved too slowly
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John Healey
Labour Party
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Jun 16, 2026
readying Britain for an uncertain world was the "duty of our political generation".
Jul 21, 2026
The Treasury with defence really was in denial about the commitment that the UK has rightly made to Nato and to our people: it is still planning, was still planning on 3 per cent, but not until 2034-35.
Jun 19, 2026
Sir Keir Starmer is unable and the Treasury has been unwilling, to commit the resources that the nation needs to defend the country at this time of rising threats
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