The move follows the resignation of the UK defense secretary and a growing row over insufficient funding for the armed forces

The UK will divert money from other government departments to increase the defense budget, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said.

He made the remarks at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on Tuesday – days after Defense Secretary John Healey and Armed Forces Minister Al Carns resigned over the government’s military spending plans.

”I have taken the decision to reallocate money from other departments,” Starmer told reporters, adding that discussions were under way with the new defense secretary on how the money…

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