'We are party of national security'
The Herald|June 03, 2024
SIR Keir Starmer will pitch Labour as the "party of national security" as he seeks to switch attention to defence matters during the General Election campaign.
'We are party of national security'

The Labour leader is expected to meet with forces veterans and a group of his party's candidates when he campaigns in the North West of England today.

Sir Keir will reaffirm his commitment to a "nuclear deterrent triple lock" as well as his ambition to increase defence spending to 2.5% of gross domestic product (GDP), a measure of the size of the economy.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made clear he wants to meet the 2.5% target by 2030 although Labour has so far declined to outline its timeline, only noting they would do so when economic conditions allow.

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