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Immediately increase defence spending to 4% GDP for 2yrs, then 3.5% GDP onwards

Submitted by Finlay McLeod-Bain on Monday 3rd March 2025

Published on Wednesday 7th May 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Friday 7th November 2025

Signatures: 38

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30 days ~ arms ~ Avoid ~ Defence ~ Defence spending ~ increase defence spending ~ Industry ~ investment ~ level ~ Money ~ NEGATIVE ~ security ~ Spending ~ system ~ UK security

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Popularity

This petition has 38 signatures in total, with signatories from 35 constituencies. That makes it the 33,121st most popular petition of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 14% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 3% (low).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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