Claim: The government is putting an additional £75 billion into defence spending.
Fact-check: Defence secretary repeats claim about £75 billion increase in defence spending - 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.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Tony Thompson
Date published: 2024-05-20T00:00:00