Sir Keir Starmer today refused to rule out his defence spending boost being partly used to fund Labour's £9billion deal to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands.
The Prime Minister has announced that Britain's defence spending will rise from its current 2.3 per cent of GDP to 2.5 per cent in 2027.
He scrambled to pledge an increase in the military budget amid huge doubts over America's commitment to European security under Donald Trump.
The Labour premier hailed his action as 'the largest sustained increase in defence spending since the Cold War' as he addressed MPs in the House of Commons.
He added the £6billion-a-year uplift would 'ensure the security and defence of our country and of Europe'.