UK PM Rishi Sunak pledges to increase defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030, adding £75bn over 6 years.

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledges to increase defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by the end of the decade, adding £75bn ($93bn) in expenditure over six years. The move aims to ease concerns about investment levels in the British armed forces. This comes amid pressure from security hawks and overseas allies to ramp up defense spending due to rising concerns about the risk of a conflict involving the West.