Starmer said that a fiscal headroom of £22bn was the “very reason” that the government had the “credibility” to make a spending decision.

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.

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

The announcement follows months of wrangling within the government over the resources required to modernise the UK's armed forces in the face of rising threats, including from…

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…

Outgoing UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday that Britain would spend a "record" of almost £300 billion ($397 billion) over the next four years to modernise its armed…

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

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…

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

Ally of PM-in-waiting says four-year boost for the armed forces is an ‘unexploded bomb’

What Starmer announced in yesterday's Defence Investment Plan is woefully inadequate. In reality, a huge shortfall is built into the defence budget. And it's likely to get bigger…

Keir Starmer is due in the Commons amid an outcry over the long-awaited DIP - with critics warning the £15billion funding boost over four years is 'too little too late'.

Keir Starmer is due in the Commons amid an outcry over the long-awaited DIP - with critics warning the £15billion funding boost over four years is 'too little too late'.

The Defence Investment Plan falls short of the £28 billion($37 billion) wanted by defense chiefs and represents a 5% increase in annual defense spending.

Tory leader accuses Starmer of ‘leaving this mess to his successor’

Starmer said that a fiscal headroom of £22bn was the “very reason” that the government had the “credibility” to make a spending decision.

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