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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lucy Leeson

Watch: Keir Starmer fast tracks defence spending boost by cutting foreign aid

Watch as Sir Keir Starmer announced a fast track on the government’s defence spending boost by cutting foreign aid.

In his address to MPs on Tuesday (25 February), the prime minister revealed UK defence spending will rise to 2.5 percent of GDP by 2027.

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