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| UK Defence spending to increase by at least £52bn in response to Russian aggression |
| 2022-09-28 |
| [Yahoo] The Defence Secretary has said Britain will increase the size of its armed forces spending by at least £52 billion in response to Russian aggression. In his first interview since Liz Truss entered No 10, Ben Wallace confirmed the new Prime Minister is sticking to her campaign promise of increasing defence spending by 3%. Mr Wallace told The Sunday Telegraph the military is "actually going to grow" as a result of the spending increase which he said has come after decades of "defending against cuts or reconciling cuts with modern fighting". He added the pledge amounted to an annual defence budget of about £100 billion by 2030 — an increase of £52 billion on the current sum which the Defence Secretary called "huge". |
| Posted by:Snash Shairt9621 |
| #1 Story from the 24th. That is, before Nord Stream shenanigans. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-09-28 18:55 |