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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aletha Adu Political correspondent

UK will commit to spending 5% of GDP on defence by 2035

Keir Starmer with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Keir Starmer with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Downing Street on Monday following a bilateral meeting. Photograph: Jeff Moore/PA

Britain will commit to spending 5% of its GDP on defence by 2035 after weeks of diplomatic pressure and intense negotiations with allies.

The decision came as Keir Starmer, the prime minister, prepared to join Nato leaders at a summit dominated by global conflict and expectations of European military self-reliance.

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