Speaking at the Nato conference in Madrid, the prime minister said the UK would increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030.
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Johnson said the change was aimed at adapting to a 'more dangerous and more competitive world'. He continued: 'The logical conclusion of the investments on which we propose to embark, these decisions, is that we’ll reach 2.5% of GDP on defence by the end of the decade'

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