Minister calls on Burnham to show path to 3.5% target on UK defence spending
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Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor
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The GuardianMinister calls on Burnham to show path to 3.5% target on UK defence spendingtheguardian.comDan Jarvis, who wants to stay on as defence secretary, says he is confident PM-in-waiting values national security The new defence secretary, Dan Jarvis, has called on Andy Burnham to increase defence spending dramatically from 2030 and “evidence the trajectory” towards a Nato target that would mean £25bn a year more for the military by the middle of the next decade. The former paratrooper said he was confident that the prime minister-in-waiting valued national security, as he openly lobbied him for cash that would probably have to come from cuts elsewhere. Continue reading...
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