Scotland and the whole of the UK will be better protected and able to play a more active role defending the UK’s allies and values following the landmark defence investment announced by the Prime Minister. A £16.5 billion boost to the defence budget over the next four years will ensure the ...
Chancellor Sajid Javid has announced this year’s Spending Round which includes an extra £2.2billion in defence funding. Sajid Javid has revealed the new Spending Round for 2019 which includes extra defence funding and money for public services. The promised funding is being fast-tracked to allow the government to focus on negotiating ...
The European Parliament has agreed on provisional agreement from co-legislators on the European Defence fund budget. An agreement has been reached on the budget for the European Defence Fund after controversy over the function of the organisation. The European Parliament endorsed the provisional agreement reached by the co-legislators on the European Defence ...
China has announced it is to increase its defence budget by 7% in 2017. The rise will see China’s defence budget surpass the $145Bn for the first time. The Ministry of Finance made the announcement ahead of the annual National People’s Congress in Beijing but the figure still represents a slowdown, being the lowest ...