NewsPoliticsMinistry of DefenceLIVEUpdated 13 mins agoKeir Starmer is set to unveil a long-delayed defence investment plan (Dip) to future-proof Britain’s armed forces with a 'game-changing' investment amid a bitter row over spendingKeir Starmer will give a speech on defence investment(Image: JAIMI JOY/POOL/EPA/Shutterstock)Keir Starmer will this morning unveil a long-delayed defence investment plan (Dip) to future-proof Britain’s armed forces with a “game-changing” investment.The Prime Minister said the long-delayed plan will keep the country “safe and secure long into the future” with £5billion to ramp up the UK’s use of drones and autonomous weapons.Mr Starmer will seek to shore up his position on defending Britain's security in one of his final speeches before his expected departure from No10 on July 20. He is expected to address the nation from around 10:30am.But the long-awaited plan for military investment is expected to fall short of the £28billion originally asked for by defence chiefs. Earlier this month, John Healey dramatically quit as Defence Secretary, accusing the Treasury of being unwilling to commit the funds needed to defend the nation. He was followed out the door by Armed Forces minister Al Carns and two ministerial aides in the department.New Defence Secretary Dan Jarvis is already understood to have secured another £1billion on top of the £13.5billion Mr Healey was offered. This takes the total settlement closer to £15billion over the next four years - more than £10billon less than the original amount requested.Follow live updates below...‌Today08:04 BST'A real feeling of need for action,' health secretary says after maternity reportHealth Secretary James Murray said the findings in a damning report into maternity services were "shocking, but it's not surprising."Speaking to Sky News, he said: "I think that the sort of systemic failings in maternity services are something which I know is there. I can feel it, I can see it."And Baroness Amos's report lays bare those facts, in the most upsetting but deliberate fashion, in saying, 'look, this is something we have to we have to address'."When later challenged that he might not be health secretary in the near future, Murray added: "When I was speaking in parliament last week... there was a strong sense from the opposition as well that they were supporting it. So there is a real feeling of need for action."Murray said there was a "real feeling of need for action"(Image: WIktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto/Shutterstock)Today07:51 BSTWhen will Keir Starmer speak? Keir Starmer will seek to shore up his position on defending Britain's security in one of his final speeches before his expected departure from No10 on July 20.He is expected to address the nation from around 10:30am.Andy Burnham - who is expected to succeed Mr Starmer as PM - has reportedly seen the plan and has approved it. Downing Street has not confirmed this however it has said access talks between Labour leadership candidates and government departments can begin to start a smooth transition. Mr Burnham is currently the only candidate.Mr Burnham - the ex-Greater Manchester mayor - set out some of his economic plans in a speech to the nation yesterday. Read more about it here.Today07:51 BSTKeir Starmer to unveil long-delayed defence investment planKeir Starmer is set to unveil the long-delayed defence investment plan (Dip) to future-proof Britain’s armed forces with a “game-changing” investment.The Prime Minister said it will keep the country “safe and secure long into the future” with £5billion to ramp up the UK’s use of drones and autonomous weapons.Proposals have already been confirmed to equip the UK’s elite Commando Force with high-speed boats and lethal strike drones, and to replace the Navy’s ageing destroyers with drone-equipped warships.Read more about what's expected in the defence investment plan here.Starmer is due to unveil the defence investment plan today(Image: AFP via Getty Images)‌