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Sir Keir Starmer 'must quickly' raise defence spending or face 'swingeing' military cuts this year

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Sir Keir Starmer is under pressure to quickly lift defence spending to 2.5% of GDP or face new military cuts.

Defence sources say such an increase is still far short of what is required to rebuild and transform the armed forces.

But they stress that an ultimate hike to at least 3% of national income would be necessary.

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