Starmer promises 'defence dividend' through hike in military spending

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2025-05-08

London (PA Media/dpa) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the hike in defence spending to counter Russian President Vladimir Putin's aggression in Europe would benefit businesses and families across the UK. Eighty years after the end of the war against Nazi Germany, Starmer said "the battle lines in Ukraine" were now "the front line for Western values." He said his commitment to increase military spending to a 2.5% share of the economy fro......

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