In full: Keir Starmer launches strategic defence review

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Sir Keir Starmer refused to set a date for hitting his target of increasing defence spending to 3 per cent of GDP. The Prime Minister said it remained his “ambition” to hit the number during the next parliament but he would not give a “precise date until I can be sure precisely where the money is coming from”. His failure to commit to a deadline threatened to overshadow the Government’s launch of its Strategic Defence Review as the Prime Minister unveiled the document in a speech in Scotland. Read more here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/06/02/strategic-defence-review-latest-keir-starmer-john-healey/ Get the latest headlines: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Telegraph.co.uk and YouTube.com/TelegraphTV are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.