{"id":221594,"date":"2025-02-26T09:01:11","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T09:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/defence-secretary-denies-trump-is-sole-cause-of-defence-budget-boost\/"},"modified":"2025-02-26T09:01:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T09:01:11","slug":"defence-secretary-denies-trump-is-sole-cause-of-defence-budget-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/defence-secretary-denies-trump-is-sole-cause-of-defence-budget-boost\/","title":{"rendered":"Defence secretary denies Trump is sole cause of defence budget boost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/K8Utx-LFwJ0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Defence secretary denies Trump is sole cause of defence budget boost\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K8Utx-LFwJ0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Defence Secretary John Healey has spoken on Sky News Breakfast following the Prime Minister&#8217;s surprise announcement of increased defence spending. <\/p>\n<p>Sir Keir Starmer revealed that spending will rise to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, funded by cuts to international aid contributions. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking from Wellington Barracks, Mr Healey was asked if it is fair to say the UK would not be boosting defence spending if it weren&#8217;t for Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>He disagreed, stating, &quot;No, it&#8217;s not,&quot; and recalled how he and Starmer committed to boosting defence spending to 2.5% last April in Barrow. <\/p>\n<p>He added, &quot;This is a level we&#8217;ve not seen in the UK for 15 years.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/politics-latest-live-starmer-ukraine-zelenskyy-trump-war-russia-12593360<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #uk <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Defence Secretary John Healey has spoken on Sky News Breakfast following the Prime Minister&#8217;s surprise announcement of increased defence spending. Sir Keir Starmer revealed that spending will rise to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, funded by cuts to international aid contributions. 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