Tag: Dan Jarvis MBE MP

• Thursday, October 29th 2026 - 08:42 UTC

  UK Government aims to spend 3% of GDP on defense by 2030, Chancellor says, but not everyone's convinced

  

  The UK Government will aim to spend 3% of economic output on defense by 2030, and will plot a course for the target at next year's spending review, Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey has said. Work is underway to reach the target – and Britain's promise to NATO to spend 3.5% of GDP on defense by 2035 – in a “fiscally sustainable way”, the Chancellor said, indicating that raising defense spending further could in part come from making cuts elsewhere.

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• Friday, June 12th 2026 - 15:50 UTC

  Dan Jarvis appointed new UK Secretary of Defense; Healey resigns over military spending dispute

  

  Dan Jarvis MBE MP was appointed as UK Secretary of State for Defense on Thursday 11 June 2026, following the resignation of John Healey amid months-long dispute over military spending, and accusing Prime Minister of failing to commit the resources needed to keep the country safe from mounting threats, especially Russia.