Starmer's Defence Plan Reveals £4.7 Billion Funding Gap
Keir Starmer's proposed defence plan has been identified by the Treasury as having a £4.7 billion funding shortfall. This significant gap will require difficult trade-offs and is expected to be addressed in the next budget.
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Chris Mason: Starmer's defence plan leaves crunching trade‑offs for Burnham to confront
The BBC's political editor Chris Mason reflects on the fallout from the Defence Investment Plan.
Read full article →Starmer gives Burnham a £4.7bn hole in defence spending as a goodwill token | John Crace
The PM bats away criticism from Kemi Badenoch over military funding but leaves behind a headache for his likely successor The search for the perfect present to welcome Andy Burnham to No 10 has been a worry for Keir Starmer. What do you give the man who seems to have everything? The support of his own MPs. The belief that Nigel Farage is beatable. The sense of being at ease with himself. Comfortable with who he is. The charisma. The ability to hold a room. Everything Keir would have wanted. H...
By John Crace
Read full article →Funding Gap In Defence Plan: Treasury flags £4.7-billion shortfall; next Budget must plug hole
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