politics United Kingdom
Thinktank urges UK to prioritise domestic defence spending
23%
Share of the UK military budget spent on overseas commitments in 2024/25
The Transition Security Project said the UK spends too much of its defence budget on overseas commitments and urged the government to focus new defence funding more on domestic defence.
1 sourceThe GuardianUpdated
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The UK government is committed to spending 3.5% of GDP on defence by 2035.
“The government is committed to spending 3.5% of GDP on defence by 2035”
- 23%
AllegedShare of the UK military budget spent on overseas commitments in 2024/25
“the study estimated that about 23% of the military budget for that year was spent on overseas commitments”
- 14BGBP
AllegedCost of UK overseas military commitments in 2024/25
“costing just over £14bn”