Will soaring expenditure on defence be a boon for the economy? That’s what politicians are telling voters. But is it really ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged to boost overall defence and security spending to 5% of economic output by 2035 to meet a NATO target, with his government warning it must "actively prepare ...

Boost to British businesses from contracts won through Safe project will require London to make financial contribution, diplomats say ...

Britain will be required to pay the European Union a percentage of the value of any weapons acquired from U.K. companies ...

A Foreign Office report shows the biggest cuts will come in Africa with less spent on women's health and water sanitation.

The EU will make the UK pay a percentage of the value of any weapons bought from UK companies through a Brussels-led defence ...

Keir Starmer's decision to cut humanitarian aid in order to fund military spending is already having a deeply damaging impact, argues Iain Overton ...

Reeves will probably need to raise taxes by 20 billion pounds - about half the size of last year's package - with future ...

The move - part of a new spending pledge by the NATO alliance - has been panned as deceptive "smoke and mirrors" by critics.

Making tanks and bullets brings limited economic benefits. That means NATO members’ pledge to spend 5% of GDP on defence will ...