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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Dan Sabbagh and Kiran Stacey

Britain has finally grasped the nettle on defence, but tough choices lie ahead

Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves.
Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves visit Malloy Aeronautics in Berkshire today. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/AFP/Getty Images

Keir Starmer’s defence investment plan leaves behind spending problems that his successor will not be able to avoid.

Military budgets will be well short of the UK’s Nato commitments by the end of the decade, and European allies and a combustible White House are likely to notice.

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