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Petition · past parliament

Prevent the UK defence from becoming useless, fulfil the NATO pledge of 2%

Closed 42 signatures

What the petition asks

To be spending less than 2 per cent of GDP on defence is utterly unacceptable, particularly in this time of immense global uncertainty.
The IISS said Britain’s defence spending had dipped below the NATO benchmark figure, despite the government vowing to meet the target. However has continued its campaign of unnecessary cuts to defence by selling of well-established bases weakening the defence of the nation. This is a great error in judgement as fails generations of hard work in building our defence to be the best it can be in the modern era.

Timeline

24 Feb 2017 Petition opened for signatures
2 May 2017 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 42
Status Closed
Opened 24 Feb 2017
Closed 2 May 2017

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.