Britain's Military Spending Conundrum: A Tangled Web of Priorities The new defence secretary, Dan Jarvis, has called on Andy Burnham to commit to increasing defence spending dramatically from 2030 and evidence a trajectory towards a Nato target that would mean £25bn more for the military by the middle of the next decade.
This comes as Britain gears up for its most significant sustained deployment in years, safeguarding the strait of Hormuz in a joint operation with France.
Britain's defence spending has long been a contentious issue, with previous governments struggling to meet Nato targets while balancing the books. The proposed 3.