The prime minister stressed that hitting the 2.5% was “subject to our fiscal rules” while traveling to Washington, D.C., where NATO countries are assembling to celebrate the alliance’s 75th anniversary.
He consistently declined to state that he would fulfill the commitment during his first term in office and to provide a delivery schedule prior to the strategic defense review, which might take up to a year to complete.
“We are committed to the 2.5%, as I said before the election and will say again after,” Sir Keir stated on News.
Our financial policies apply to it, but the commitment is there.
“We will lay out the specifics of the upcoming strategy review, which will occur the following week. It was promised in the manifesto that it would happen in a year.
If I’m being honest, I would prefer it to happen sooner, and we’ll discuss the specifics of our plan of action.
“It is not the sole commitment, and as we prepare for this summit, one of the things we are highlighting is that the UK’s contribution to NATO is unparalleled in Europe in terms of the capabilities we are providing, the deployment, and our resolve to use this summit to advance further do it.
