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Healey’s budget to duck setting adate for 3% defence spending target

Roadmap for increasing department’s share of GDP will be deferred until next year’s review

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Heather Stewart and Lauren Almeida28 Aug 2026, 10:00 amUpdated 9h ago1 min readEuropeUnited Kingdom
Healey’s budget to duck setting a date for 3% defence spending target

United Kingdom — Heather Stewart and Lauren Almeida

Roadmap for increasing department’s share of GDP will be deferred until next year’s review

The chancellor will delay setting out when the UK will meet the target of allocating 3% of GDP on defence until next year’s spending review, the Treasury has confirmed.

John Healey resigned as defence secretary in June under Keir Starmer’s leadership, accusing the prime minister of being “unable” and the Treasury “unwilling” to “commit the resources that the nation needs to defend the country”.

The chancellor will delay setting out when the UK will meet the target of allocating 3% of GDP on defence until next year’s spending review, the Treasury has confirmed.

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Source: The Guardian · Heather Stewart and Lauren Almeida. Published 28 Aug 2026, 10:00 am.

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