May pledges annual defence spending rises until 2023

British Prime Minister Theresa May promised to increase the country's defence budget by at least 0.5 percent in real terms every year until 2023 if she wins a June 8 election, adding an extra two years to her party's existing spending pledge.May, whose Conservative Party is expected to win the election next month, said the promise was about keeping the country safe and fulfilling Britain's "obligations to the world".Alongside the United States, Britain is one of only five countries in the NATO m