I will quit if this defence plan falls short, Streeting says – as PM refuses to commit to 3% funding increase by 2030

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I will quit if this defence plan falls short, Streeting says – as PM refuses to commit to 3% funding increase by 2030

Daily Mail · 3 hours ago

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said he would resign if the Government's defence spending plan fails to deliver on its promises, adding pressure on the Prime Minister as he declines to commit to raising defence spending to 3% of GDP by 2030. The intervention highlights ongoing tension within government over the pace and scale of increases to military funding, with senior ministers pushing for firmer commitments than Downing Street has so far been willing to give.

Full details of the article's content were not available beyond the headline, but the dispute centres on whether the Government will formally pledge to hit the 3% of GDP defence spending target by 2030, a benchmark that has become a key marker of the UK's commitment to rearmament amid heightened global security concerns. Streeting's willingness to stake his position on the outcome underlines how significant the issue has become within Cabinet.

  • Streeting threatens to quit if defence spending plan disappoints
  • PM won't commit to 3% of GDP defence target by 2030
  • Signals internal government tension over defence funding pace

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