Claims
Rishi Sunak"We will increase defence spending to a new baseline of 2.5% of GDP by 2030."Apr 24, 2024
Grant ShappsGovernment proposals "will result in a £75 billion cash boost to our nation’s defences over six years from a flat cash baseline."May 07, 2024
Ben Zaranko"It's only a "£75 billion increase" over 6 years if you assume that spending would otherwise have been frozen in cash terms."Jun 03, 2024
Torsten Bell"The degree of fiscal commitments, fictions being built up for after this election is a real problem."Apr 23, 2024
Paul Johnson"Numbers used in describing increase in defence spending are impenetrable, misleading & internally inconsistent."Jun 03, 2024
Institute for Government"Rishi Sunak’s higher defence spending announcement does not add up."Apr 24, 2024
Keir Starmer"On defence spending, obviously we want to get to 2.5 per cent as soon as resources allow that to happen."Apr 11, 2024
Paul JohnsonLabour's commitment to raise defence spending to 2.5% when conditions allow is "a literally meaningless commitment."Apr 29, 2024
Full Fact"[T]he increase [in defense spending] by 2030 is expected to be around £20 billion."Apr 25, 2024
Torsten Bell"This [a defense spending increase to 2.5% of GDP] is a lot easier to announce than deliver."Apr 23, 2024
Grant Shapps"We've ... set out our aspiration to reach 2.5% of GDP on defence and ... we'll continue to strive to reach that as soon as possible".Jan 15, 2024
John Healey"[T]here is nothing cast-iron about the figures, the plan or, indeed, the proposals for paying for it."May 07, 2024