Treasury yet to do due diligence on finding extra money for UK’s Nato spend - short news
How to hit the 3.5% of GDP defence spending promise would be a matter for ‘the next prime minister’, MPs told
The Treasury has as yet carried out no analysis of the trade-offs necessary for the UK to hit the 3.5% of GDP defence spending promise made to Nato, the department’s chief secretary has said.
Under robust questioning in a joint session of the Treasury and defence select committees on Wednesday, Lucy Rigby repeatedly said that how to fund additional defence..
source: The Guardian - 08.07.2026