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Boris Johnson says defence spending will rise to 2.5% of GDP, after cabinet row

PM says mark will be reached by end of decade as UK needs to adapt to more dangerous world

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Boris Johnson has said the UK will spend 2.5% of GDP on defence by the end of this decade, after a cabinet row over defence spending and claims the government would ditch a key manifesto commitment on the issue.

Speaking at the end of the Nato conference in Madrid, the prime minister said: “We need to invest for the long term in vital capabilities like future combat air, while simultaneously adapting to a more dangerous and more competitive world.

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