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Evening Standard
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Helen Corbett

Starmer: No tax rises on working people to reach 5% defence spending pledge

Sir Keir Starmer said Labour would stick to its commitment not to raise taxes to reach a new defence and security spending pledge of 5% of GDP by 2035.

The Prime Minister is meeting leaders of other Nato member countries in The Hague, where they are expected to formally agree the target, made up of 3.5% on “core defence” and another 1.5% on “resilience and security”.

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