{
  "id": 12339385,
  "title": "UK PM weighs delay to roadmap for higher defence spending, Times reports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/uk-pm-weighs-delay-to-roadmap-for-higher-defence-spending-times",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T08:46:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/uk-pm-weighs-delay-roadmap-higher-defence-spending-times-reports"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "LONDON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is considering delaying an announcement on how and when Britain will raise defence spending to 3% of GDP, The Times reported on Tuesday, pushing back a key milestone on the path to meeting NATO's target of 3.5% by 2035. Britain is under pressure to spell out how it will meet the NATO commitment and respond to a heightened security…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}