Nato to pressure UK to spend 3.5 per cent on defence

The UK will have to spend 3.5 per cent of GDP on defence by 2035 as part of a new Nato demand, according to reports, stretching government expenditure far beyond the current 2.5 per cent commitment made by Keir Starmer.  The Labour government has agreed to increase defence spending to 2.5 per cent from 2027, [...]