The Curious Incident of Mr Cameron and the United Kingdom Defence Budget: A New Legacy?
Journal: The Political Quarterly
Year: 2016

Abstract During 2015 Prime Minister Cameron found himself under intense domestic and international pressure over his apparent reluctance to maintain United Kingdom defence spending at the NATO target level of 2 per cent of GDP . Most commentators attributed this reluctance to the inevitability of defence cuts if the government wished to meet its deficit reduction targets. However, the aftermath of the general election saw a sudden decision to maintain UK defence spending at the NATO target level