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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
David Lynch

UK would pay heavy price for promising 3% defence goal without plan – Streeting

Defence Secretary Wes Streeting (Adrian Dennis/PA) - (PA Wire)

Committing to spend 3% of GDP on defence by 2030 without a funding plan could lead to Britain “paying a heavy price”, Wes Streeting has warned, as his boss prepares to set out new investment for nuclear submarines.

The Defence Secretary said he was committed to the UK’s overall goal and spending pledges made to Nato, but he did not want to pre-empt future spending details.

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