Framing Analysis
Dan Jarvis was appointed UK defence secretary after John Healey resigned last week and met NATO counterparts in Brussels before the Defence Investment Plan was published. The draft plan showed a 0.08% GDP rise through 2030 with no timeline for the government's 3.5% target by 2035. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth called for concrete spending roadmaps ahead of the 7 July summit.