Sir Richard Dearlove on TalkTV: “Dearlove says UK defense spending must reach 5% now, not 3.5% by 2035,”

Sir Richard Dearlove · TalkTV · 9 January 2026

“And but but it's no good saying we should raise defense expenditure 3.5% by 2035. They've got to start now. 3.5% is not enough.”

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