UK's Starmer unveils US$20 billion defence boost in long-delayed investment plan

Britain's outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced fifteen billion pounds—equivalent to twenty billion dollars—to modernize the UK's armed forces, with the initiative targeting completion by twenty twenty-nine. According to Channel NewsAsia, the plan arrives as Starmer prepares to leave office later in July.

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