New UK prime minister pledges sharp rise in military spending From RT London is committed to increasing its outlay on defense to 2.5% of GDP, Keir Starmer has said The UK is set to boost its military capabilities and plans to gradually increase defense spending to 2.5% of its GDP, new Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday as he departed for a NATO summit in Washington. […] Jul 10th 2024 10:03am EDT Source Link: https://www.rt.com/news/600801-uk-defense-spending-increase/ Internet Archive Link: https://web.archive.org/web/20240710140429/https://www.rt.com/news/600801-uk-defense-spending-increase/ Share, promote & comment with Nostr: https://dissentwatch.com/boost/?boost_post_id=802027