Dar es Salaam, June 18 -- 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 governments 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 would be spent and which capabilities would be prioritized.

Every government department has been tasked with finding cuts to fund the military, with Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy confirming...