Starmer said his legacy on defence represented the "changes and the challenges that have defined my premiership".

Starmer will publish full funding plans for the Defence Investment Plan (Dip), the government’s 10-year blueprint for the armed forces.

The new defence investment plan has allocated £14.5bn to fund Britain’s defence, still falling well short of the £28bn officials previously said was needed

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The outgoing Prime Minister drew scorn after it emerged only £1billion of this is fresh investment, with a £4billion drone programme having been announced last year.

Prime minister set to press ahead with his defence investment plan despite high-profile resignations over spending

After months of bitter wrangling in Whitehall, the outgoing PM is unveiling a package including a £5billion drone 'transformation'.

John Healey, who quit the Cabinet earlier this month after bitter wrangling with the Treasury, insisted the £15billion package would not keep the country safe from rising threats.

Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer unveiled his much criticised defence investment plan – here’s what he said

Starmer said his legacy on defence represented the "changes and the challenges that have defined my premiership".

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has unveiled a £15 billion Defence Investment Plan, aiming to bolster Britain's military for future conflicts. This significant funding boost will…

Britain plans to spend almost £300 billion ($397 billion) over the next four years to modernise its armed forces to counter rising threats, outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer…

Britain's outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer unveiled on Tuesday his long-delayed Defence Investment Plan, promising an increase of 15 billion...

Political editor David Maddox suggests that Keir Starmer’s Defence Investment Plan is less a legacy and more a monument to the failures – which means he will soon no longer be…

The prime minister unveiled his long-awaited defence investment plan on Tuesday after months of delays

His predecessor John Healey resigned earlier this month over funding he said fell ‘well short of what is required for defence’.

Sir Keir Starmer was accused of serving 'half measures' today after his Defence Investment Plan failed to deliver desperately needed funds for the Armed Forces.

Britain's outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a £15 billion (US$20 billion) plan to modernise the UK's armed forces by 2029 before leaving office later in July.

In what may be the last significant policy decision of his premiership, Sir Keir Starmer has announced how much extra money he has found to spend on defence over the next four…

Editorial: The widely-criticised Defence Investment Plan may be a small step in the right direction, but is underfunded, overdue, and thus a strange reflection on the priorities…

The new PM must balance the security budget and other urgent spending priorities, with little room for manoeuvre