UK to publish contested Defence Investment Plan amid leadership transition
TL;DR
Downing Street says the government will press ahead with the controversial Defence Investment Plan and publish it before the NATO summit, despite Sir Keir Starmer’s resignation as prime minister and Labour leader. The plan’s publication and the broader defence funding package, which has already prompted ministerial resignations, could be revisited by a future leader, complicating the government’s credibility with allies and shaping the response of a coming prime minister.
Topics:worldpolitics#defence-investment-plan#defence-spending#leadership-transition#nato-summit#politics#starmer-resignation
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- Burnham latest: PM hopeful meets Starmer in secret as he prepares to run for Labour leader The Independent
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