Minister calls on Burnham to show path to 3.5% target on UK defence spending
Dan Jarvis, who wants to stay on as defence secretary, says he is confident PM-in-waiting values national security The new defence secretary, Dan Jarvis, has called on Andy Burnham to increase defence spending dramatically from 2030 and “evidence the trajectory” towards a Nato target that would mean £25bn a year more for the military by the middle of the next decade. The former paratrooper said he was confident that the prime minister-in-waiting valued national security, as he openly lobbied him
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Challenger 3, the British army’s next-generation battle tank, at Tankfest in Bovington, Dorset, last month Photograph: Finnbarr Webster/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenChallenger 3, the British army’s next-generation battle tank, at Tankfest in Bovington, Dorset, last month Photograph: Finnbarr Webster/Getty ImagesDefence policyMinister calls on Burnham to show path to 3.5% target on UK defence spendingDan Jarvis, who wants to stay on as defence secretary, says he is confident PM-in-waiting values national securityDan Sabbagh Defence and security editorSun 5 Jul 2026 19.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe new defence secretary, Dan Jarvis, has called on Andy Burnham to increase defence spending dramatically from 2030 and “evidence the trajectory” towards a Nato target that…
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