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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Athena Stavrou

Badenoch accuses Starmer of leaving defence spending ‘mess to his successor’ amid concern over £5bn black hole

Kemi Badenoch has piled further pressure on Sir Keir Starmer over his defence spending plan, accusing the prime minister of “leaving this mess to his successor” after it emerged £4.7bn of funding is not yet secured.

The outgoing prime minister unveiled a £15bn uplift in defence spending in Tuesday’s Defence Investment Plan (DIP), largely funded by cuts to other departments’ capital budgets.

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