Post-Brexit UK announces military spending boost
Britain pledged to end the "era of retreat" by announcing a major increase in military spending, despite the coronavirus crisis pummelling the economy, as it seeks to define its post-Brexit role on the world stage. In a speech to parliament yesterday outlining first conclusions from a big review of foreign policy and defence, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced an extra 16.5 billion pounds ($22 billion) for the military over the next four years. The defence budget is now just under 42 billion pounds a year.
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