Prime minister expected to order fresh overhaul of defence investment plan, already delayed from expected autumn release
Keir Starmer has been warned by the UK’s top military chief that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) could face a £28bn funding shortfall in the next four years, PA Media reports. PA says:
Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton reportedly told the prime minister that an MoD assessment made last year showed a £28bn shortfall between now and 2030.
The chancellor and defence secretary were also at the meeting in the run up to Christmas, as first reported by the Times and the Sun newspapers.
The news is thought to have prompted Starmer to order an overhaul of the defence investment plan (Dip), which has been delayed after first being expected in the autumn.
