'Defence dividend' for UK firms from military spending

SIR Keir Starmer said a hike in defence spending to counter Vladimir Putin's aggression in Europe would benefit businesses and families across the UK.

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Eighty years after the end of the war against Nazi Germany, the Prime Minister said "the battle lines in Ukraine" were now "the front line for Western values". He said his commitment to increase military spending to a 2.5% share of the economy from April 2027 would result in a "defence divid