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UK cuts foreign aid to boost defence spend ahead of Trump visit
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February 25, 2025
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19:22Now PlayingUK Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets the US President Donald Trump in Washington in a couple of days time and the announcement of a fasttrack increase in UK defence spending was certainly framed to appeal to the US. (Subscribe)
'European nations must do more for their own defence - that is a completely reasonable point' - the words of the Prime Minister this afternoon.
And that increase to 2.5% of GDP over the next two years will be paid for by a deep cut in overseas aid spending.
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