Britain’s defence investment predicament

After months of wrangling, Starmer’s military funding plan still came up short

Is the new defence plan enough to keep us safe? – The Latest

The prime minister has unveiled his long-delayed defence investment plan, promising an extra £15bn in defence spending over the next four years. The funding, which will be spent on drones, nuclear projects and RAF fighter jets, has been made available through cuts to energy, transport and housing projects. Keir Starmer urged his likely successor, the Labour MP Andy Burnham, not to borrow more money to pay for it. Lucy Hough speaks to Guardian policy editor Kiran Stacey – watch on YouTube Con...

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Starmer makes his last stand with a case for the defence

Political editor David Maddox suggests that Keir Starmer’s Defence Investment Plan (DIP) is less a legacy and more a monument to the failures which means he will soon no longer be prime minister

By David Maddox

Prime Minister Keir Starmer unveils £15 billion UK defense plan as legacy project

He acknowledged that new governments could "build" on his blueprint, and some critics said the plan, delayed for more than nine months, was too little, too late.

Starmer unveils £15bn defence increase in long-delayed investment plan

Prime Minister Keir Starmer unveiled on Tuesday his long-delayed Defence Investment Plan, promising an increase of £15 billion in funding to better equip Britain to fight the wars of the future in a blueprint he described as his legacy. In what is most likely his last major policy announcement, Starmer said after last-minute discussions between […]

UK unveils major defense boost in long-delayed investment plan

Britain's outgoing Prime Minister Keir ​Starmer unveiled on Tuesday his long-delayed Defence Investment Plan, promising an increase of 15 billion pounds ($19.8 billion) in fun...