Security Minister Tom Tugendhat urges Chancellor Rishi Sunak to raise defence spending to 2.5% of GDP immediately, expressing dissatisfaction with the current budget allocation. Despite denying a rift with Sunak, Tugendhat emphasizes the need for increased investment in defense. Meanwhile, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps advocates for a higher spending target of 3% of GDP in light of global security challenges.
GBN Exclusive: Defence Secretary, Grant Shapps, says while Labour want to cut defence spending by £7 billion, the government wants to increase military spending to achieve its 2.5% target. @RayAddisonLive https://t.co/W8JLpuc1pr
Shapps calls for defence spending to rise to 3% of GDP Read more🔗 https://t.co/S02arn2Ai2
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‘This is a wake up call for the world.’ Defence Secretary, Grant Shapps, calls for the Government to spend 3% of GDP in a ‘more dangerous world’. https://t.co/lMASLDTV1D
Tom Tugendhat, the security minister, has told Sky News he wants to see defence spending reach 2.5% of GDP "now - as soon as possible" Read more 🔗 https://t.co/jMxeMsWuZL
Tom Tugendhat insists military spending must rise to 2.5% of GDP “now” after the Budget failed to earmark significantly more on defence, but denied a rift with Rishi Sunak https://t.co/e0eGJQoFjm
Security Minister @TomTugendhat puts more pressure on @RishiSunak over defence spending, telling @WilfredFrost he wants the UK to lift investment to 2.5% of GDP "now, as soon as possible" The PM & Chancellor have only pledged to hit 2.5% "as soon as economic conditions allow"
Security Minister Tom Tugendhat calls on Rishi Sunak to increase defence spending “I want to achieve 2.5% now, as soon as possible” https://t.co/Fcy7ZQdIwp