Keir Starmer suggested Labour's defence plan could still be 'weeks' away today after Rachel Reeves hinted at more tax hikes. During bad-tempered PMQs clashes, Sir Keir seemed to pour cold water on hopes the long-awaited funding blueprint could come tomorrow.Instead he merely committed to releasing the proposals - which have been the subject of months of Whitehall wrangling - before the Nato summit on July 7.The premier also dodged as Kemi Badenoch demanded benefits curbs to help fund the military, condemning signals from the Chancellor that taxes will need to go up again. The Treasury has been playing hardball over how much money can be allocated to defence, and where it will come from.As well as a multi-billion pound shortfall in existing budgets, there are disagreements over how and when targets for increasing spending can be reached.The Government's room for manoeuvre is limited after a revolt last year torpedoed efforts to curb spiralling sickness benefits. It emerged last week that Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden privately complained that Labour MPs only cared about who they can 'tax in order to pay benefits to others'. During bad-tempered PMQs clashes, Keir Starmer seemed to pour cold water on hopes the long-awaited funding blueprint could come tomorrow Rachel Reeves has hinted Brits will face even more taxes to fund a boost to defence spending