Rishi Sunak has promised to put Britain’s defence industry “on a war footing” as he promised to boost defence spending to 2.5% of national income by 2030.
The plan to ramp up defence spending will be the biggest boost “in a generation” said The Telegraph. Speaking during a visit to Poland, the prime minister unveiled £75 billion in new funding that will take the defence budget to 2.5% of the UK’s GDP – £87 billion a year – by 2030.
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