The UK government is under fire after confirming it won’t reveal its pathway to increased defense spending until the 2027 spending review, pushing back expectations that details would emerge at October’s Budget. The Treasury announced the delay just days after new Chancellor John Healey assumed office, a move that’s raised eyebrows given his recent history.
Conservative defense spokesperson James Cartlidge didn’t mince words. He called the timing extraordinary, noting that Healey had previously quit the Keir Starmer government over its failure to spell out a route to 3 percent defense spending. Now he’s the one postponing the announcement.
The official Treasury line offers little reassurance. While committing to 3.5 percent of GDP by 2035 and acknowledging a 3 percent target, the statement conuously avoids mentioning the previously discussed 2030 deadline. What happened to that urgency?
Meanwhile, the US Treasury Department sanctioned three organizations on August 26 for allegedly supporting far-left terrorism, including UK-based Palestine Action, which Britain designated as a terrorist organization in July 2025. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned that political terrorism has no place in society.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham also made headlines during his first Northern Ireland visit, declaring a Border poll completely off the table.
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