Sky News
@skynews·9.3M subscribers·76.1K videos
PM admits last few weeks 'accelerated' his defence spending decision
Posted
February 25, 2025
Views
7,309
Likes
55
Comments
104
Engagement
2.18%
February 25, 2025
7,309
55
104
2.18%
Every word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
See what was published immediately before and after this episode.
1:53Now PlayingSir Keir Starmer has announced defence spending will increase to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 which is faster than the government had planned.
Sky News Beth Rigby asks why - after previously refusing to set out a timeline to increase defence spending to 2.5% - the prime minister has now made that decision.
"Is the simple reality that the Trump White House has bounced you into this decision?," she questions.
The PM replies: "This is a significant moment and that is why we have got to rise to this generational challenge."
#politics #skynews #defencespending #keirstarmer
SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos
Follow us on Twitter
Like us on Facebook
Follow us on Instagram
Follow us on TikTok
For more content go to and download our appsApple Android
Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here
Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí
To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.
