Labour Figures Suggest Cuts to Fund Increased Defence Spending
Senior Labour figures, including Rachel Reeves and Wes Streeting, have indicated that other public spending, potentially including welfare, may need to be cut to facilitate an increase in defence spending. These proposals risk internal party conflict over budget priorities.
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Rachel Reeves warns other budgets may be cut to lift defence spending
Chancellor says she is ‘working through a range of options’ to boost the armed forces but does not want to put up taxes UK politics live – latest updates Rachel Reeves has warned “difficult choices” are required to increase defence spending and other budgets may have to be cut, including welfare. Under pressure for a faster rise in military spending amid the Iran conflict and Russia’s war in Ukraine, the chancellor said she was “working through a range of options” but preferred not to incre...
By Richard Partington in Washington
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The call comes amid growing alarm at Sir Keir Starmer’s failure to ramp up defence spending as ex-military chiefs warn of the peril facing the UK if it fails to do so
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