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UK Vows Defence Commitment, Targets 3.5% GDP by 2035

7/26/2026

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Wes Streeting said Britain will “stick by” its defence commitments and target 3.5 per cent of GDP by 2035.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the government will honour defence commitments but did not pledge spending to reach 3 per cent of GDP by 2030.
Former defence secretary John Healey, now chancellor, proposed “defence bonds” for military borrowing, which Burnham’s team rejected as a solution.

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Wes Streeting said Britain will “stick by” its defence commitments and target 3.5 per cent of GDP by 2035.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the government will honour defence commitments but did not pledge spending to reach 3 per cent of GDP by 2030.
Former defence secretary John Healey, now chancellor, proposed “defence bonds” for military borrowing, which Burnham’s team rejected as a solution.