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Politics
Rhiannon James

Defence Secretary John Healey challenged to increase department spending to 2.5%

Defence Secretary John Healey (Jordan Pettitt/PA) - (PA Wire)

Defence Secretary John Healey has been challenged to press the Prime Minister to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP if the UK’s threat levels are found to have risen.

The Government’s Strategic Defence Review (SDR) is looking at what reforms are required for the UK to meet threats in the 21st century.

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