UK considers significant increase to defence spending | BBC News

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is considering making a significant increase in defence spending, the BBC has learned.

Last year Starmer promised to spend 2.5% of national economic output – measured as gross domestic product (GDP) – on core defence by April 2027.

Now, Downing Street is mulling over the idea of meeting the existing spending target earlier than planned at a potential cost of billions of pounds.

The PM signalled his attitude over the weekend at the Munich Security Conference, telling world leaders: "To meet the wider threat, it’s clear that we are going to have to spend more, faster."

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