UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer — just back from a NATO summit — launched on Tuesday a review of Britain’s armed forces to set out a path to increasing defence spending to 2.5 percent of GDP.

The ministry of defence said the “Strategic Defence Review” would begin work “immediately in recognition of the urgency of the threats facing the UK”, and aim to deliver a report in the first half of 2025.

Launched less than two weeks after coming to power, prioritising the review is the government’s response to Conservative Party efforts to cast doubts about Labour’s commitment to defence.

During the election campaign, popular attack lines from the Tories included Starmer’s lack of timeframe for increasing defence spending and claims that Labour was a “danger” to national security.