Keir Starmer said "I reject that. And I would just remind you of what our commitments are on defence spending: increasing defence spending to 2.6 per cent next year, with the aim of increasing it to 3 per cent in the next Parliament when fiscal conditions allow." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJune 12, 2026

I reject that. And I would just remind you of what our commitments are on defence spending: increasing defence spending to 2.6 per cent next year, with the aim of increasing it to 3 per cent in the next Parliament when fiscal conditions allow.

Said by

Keir Starmer

Labour Party

Source

mirror.co.uk

Editor's note · Context

Responding to claims about delaying defence funding decisions.

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