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The Guardian · United Kingdom · UK commits £300 billion to defence over ten years, targeting 3% of GDP by 2030
Reports that the plan was crafted partly as an industrial strategy, with BAE Systems, Babcock and Rolls-Royce named as primary beneficiaries. Left-wing Labour MPs raised procedural objections but declined to vote against; unions backed the shipbuilding line. Environmental groups flagged the carbon cost of doubled munitions output.
“The plan is as much an industrial programme as a security one, with dozens of constituencies promised new manufacturing contracts.”