Claim: The UK will increase defence spending by £75 billion between now and 2030.
Fact-check: Is the government increasing defence spending by £75 billion? - Full Fact
Verdict: this figure is misleading, because it assumes spending would otherwise have been frozen in cash terms, and fallen as a percentage of gdp, over the next six years. if you assume spending would otherwise have been maintained as a percentage of gdp, the increase by 2030 is expected to be around £20 billion.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Tony Thompson
Date published: 2024-04-25T00:00:00