Rishi Sunak pledges 5 billion for defence as UK faces a volatile world
Rishi Sunak insisted the UK’s armed forces had the funding they needed for a “more volatile world” in the face of the growing challenges posed by China and Russia. The Prime Minister promised an extra £5 billion for the military over two years, but failed to meet Tory demands to commit to a goal of spending 3% of the UK’s gross domestic product (GDP) on defence. Significant sums of the promised new money will be swallowed up by replenishing ammunitionRead More