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13.4 billion pounds a year on defence. the money for the uplift in 2027 will come from the the international aid budget which will be cut withjohnhealey—mp — the uk secretary of state for defense — who confirmed they will increase defense a strong step from an enduring partner." let's cross live our political correspondent iain watson. take us to the in the sort of political reaction you have heard. is

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countries should be european countries should be spending more defence we are stepping up do it it is stepping upta da it it is a of the possibility of increasing the risks even further will put that off until the next parliament, the increase of 3% of but does that of gdp but it does mean that she will be listened to she will be listened te when he sees the she will be listened te when he ones the she will be listened te when he on thursday. american president on thursday. i can see sitting here just the number of television feeds from downing street inside and we cannot actually show that z qiiliiéwiiue, ' " conference but all the while, pictures are coming in as soon pictures are earning-in as seen this pictures are cemingin as scan this neserseeeee starts, as this news conference starts, five minute time, will we will showcase it. what donald trump is been pushing donald trump'is iaeen pushing for a donald trump'is been pushing for a long time, and forfor a long time, and strategy does this make strategy —wise, does this make sense to do this given perhaps some of the discussions are to be really quite tough going to be really quite tough around supporting ukraine and

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sort of consensus. is with the business _ sort of consensus. is with the business conference, - sort of consensus. is with the business conference, anyone | business conference, anyone just watching who wasn't earlier, the prime watching earlier, the uk prime minister made that announcement in the house of commons that minister made that announcement in ti a house of commons that minister made that announcement in ti a few se of commons that minister made that announcement in ti a few hours zommons that minister made that announcement in ti a few hours ago nons that minister made that announcement in ti a few hours ago buts that minister made that announcement in ti a few hours ago but i that minister made that announcement in ti a few hours ago but i want eeeeisplay edieplay 7 755131? 7 w clip of that significant i clip of that significant announcement. % covernment will announcementi - government will begin - announcementi - government will begin the | increase in biggest sustained increase in spending since the biggest sustained increase in , spending since the end the e ”timid; " 7 e ”time'éoiéwéf 7 e the cold war. eli/e ”iiaéoiéwéfwe will? " 7 e of the cold war. we will deliver our to spend deliver our commitment to spend 2.5% of gdp defence. but we 2.5% of gdp on defence. but we bring into we will bring it forward into we reach that level 2027. and reach that level in 2027. and we will maintain that for the yggyill maintain that for the of this parliament and let rest of this parliament and let me spell it out, mr speaker. that spending £114 that means spending £13.4 billion more on defence every billien «when eeteneeeuif , for billien «when eeteneeeusg , for 2027. billien «when eeteneeeusg , for2027. but billien «when eeteneees'erg , for 2027. but mr speaker, year for 2027. but mr speaker, we yearfor 2027. but mr speaker, we also face enemies that is

sophisticated and cyber attacks, sabotage and even in attagcgkstsabotage and even in and attigitsksabotage and even in and with those assassinations. and with those security and intelligence services, are incredibly vital eefe'fee eee ieefeeieleeieeeee "7” 77” ,,,., protecting both eef�*e'fee efe ieefeeieleeieeeff "f” 77” ”"f protecting both us and our to protecting both us and our allies, on top of the funding of 2.5% that i have just announced, going forward, we recognise incredible will recognise the incredible contributions of our and security intelligence and security services to the defence of the nation. this means taken together, we will spend 2.6% on our defence in 2027. but mr we must go further speaker, we must go further still. i've argued in the face ongoing of ongoing generational challenges, all european allies must step up and do more for our own defence. and so, subject to the economic and physical in the physical conditions in the line with our operational needs, we will also set a clear frdiefenfcfe” w f ediefenicieispéindingii f ffdfefenbefspeedfitho f

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so alarmed and shocked european it has generated real leaders, it has generated real visited? v, , action, visited? donald trump can take that _ action, visited? donald trump can take that as _ action, visited? donald trump can take that as a _ action, visited? donald trump can take that as a victory i action, visited? donald trump can take that as a victory and | can take that as a victory and they've spent more to do more on their own and that is on their own behalf and that is they're doing. but what they're doing. but another aspect �* it and i think z= leaders were genuinely european leaders were genuinely shocked some things donald shocked by some things donald trump is done with a second term. at the prospect was fictional people thought was fictional sometime ago the united states voting same as and north korea on russia and north korea on the motion on ending the f 7 �*in ukraine and f �* in ukraine and britain and abstaining from the abstainir i from the f ' abstainiflithinkithei " abstainir i think we have united nations. i think we have seen this more from the forthcoming german chancellor, he is suggested that perhaps he is suggested'that'perhaps has to be more europe has to be more independent there are some independent and there are some fears how much support in fears about how much support in the future people get from the thegfuture people get from the states and as they're thegfuture people get from the to ates and as they're thegfuture people get from the to ate more as they're thegfuture people get from the to ate more as the �*re thegfuture people get from the to ate more as the way willing to dosrvnore by the way willing to dosrvnore by the way will be played by keir it will eeetatee lee pcir this week is to say

you . wages; you have asked —e= =e= this and are this and f ere delivering this are are delivering this are listening elivering this are listening to lering this are listening to you but and we are listening to you but please listen to us on ukraine and please do not give too much ground to vladimir it and please do not give too much grol so to vladimir it and please do not give too much grol so interesting it and please do not give too much grol so interesting listening to was so interesting listening to keir in the house of keir starmer in the house of commons and is that because two or announcement because two or three times and the question, returned to the fact that he he returned to the fact that he did not want to make a choice america and europe and between america and europe and he he is going to be he said, he is going to be forced into position forced into that position and you can see the line he is f to navigate trying to navigate here. it's a ve bi trying to navigate here. it's a very his line _ trying to navigate here. it's a very big line and _ trying to navigate here. it's a very big line and was - trying to navigate here. it's a very big line and was also i very big line and was also interesting and clearly to donffald ffbanfaidff tfifll thursda , to thursday. to deepen before thursday, to deepen european defence, and how that is there on f fizffchzfef snffseffiafiff f fizffchefef safbefifiafiffoff f statementis'there on behalf of nations and scandinavian nations and i think these talks going on as well and keeping in touch with president and president trump yesterday but is also going to be an as we understand be an meeting as we understand it and this weekend, in the uk

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having greater amount of weaponry. there's also going to a boost to defence around the because there will be country because there will be more and aircraft, more procurement and aircraft, and reversing cuts to the armed forces themselves and 10,000 fewer the army will fewer soldiers in the army will have to wait see if that have to wait and see if that strategic defence for some strategic defence and for some the lessons uk citizens, they seemed to in the seemed to be in the latter. and the children is to scrap f is terrible and the the cuts is terrible and the poorest and talk roads poorest children and talk to the chair �*the to the chair of the international development and said they were committee and said they—were by this decision. is blindsided by this decision. is there a chance of a rethink at tee'e a ”five “5 e rethnk vet do thee a chan'e *f e e�*h-s'f at do you thee a chan'e *f e ethnk at do you about where all, do you think about where the money is coming not the rnoneyissconting front. not increase in defence ff ffbut f ffffbdt f the f ff ff ffbut f the money f but f the money is spending but where the money is from? absolutely is something f is something that we see this is something that we see as politically advantageous to keir starmer cutting this budget, increasing defence... i was iwasa i was a young man when the

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