UK’s military needs to focus spending on domestic defence, not overseas missions – report

A report by the Transition Security Project has warned that the UK's military spending is too focused on global commitments, rather than domestic defence. This means that the government's planned increase in defence spending may lead to even greater waste. The report suggests that the UK's military is more focused on overseas missions than any other European nation, with almost a quarter of the defence budget being spent on commitments across five continents.

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The UK's military spending priorities are being reassessed to focus on domestic defence. This shift is driven by a perceived need to update Britain's foreign policy, which is seen as outdated and overly focused on global commitments.

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