Starmer Promises Biggest Era of Defense Renewal Since 1945

Keir Starmer leaves 10 Downing Street on May 7.Photographer: Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty Images

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By Ellen Milligan and Joe Mayes

May 7, 2025 at 11:01 PM UTC

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May 8, 2025 at 8:52 AM UTC

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Britain would begin the biggest era of defense industrial renewal since the end of the World War II, as he seeks to convince a disgruntled electorate of the economic benefit of increased defense spending.