Jeremy Hunt says welfare cuts would let Starmer commit to 3% defence spend now

Former chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said cuts to adult welfare would allow Sir Keir Starmer to commit to increasing defence spending to more than 3% of GDP (Peter Byrne/PA) - (PA Wire)

Former chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said cuts to adult welfare would allow Sir Keir Starmer to commit to increasing defence spending to more than 3% of GDP this week.

Mr Hunt, who was chancellor until the election was called in July last year, said the UK raising defence spending to match the US would secure the future of Ukraine and of Nato.