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# UK commits GBP 13.4 billion defence rise by 2027, funded by aid cut
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-02-25-uk-defence-spending-2-5-percent-aid-cut/
- Published: 2025-02-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-25T05:01:44.000Z
- Description: UK PM Keir Starmer told the Commons defence spending will rise to 2.5 percent of GDP by 2027, about GBP 13.4 billion more a year, funded by cutting aid from 0.5 to 0.3 percent of GNI.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, Policy and law, #news, #reported, #ai-drafted

Reported AI-drafted [BBC News, 25 February 2025](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyrkkv4gd7o?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish which programmes or suppliers, European or otherwise, receive the extra money.

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