Defence Secretary has ‘assurance’ Andy Burnham will invest in armed forces

Dan Jarvis acknowledged there would have to be ‘conversations’ on the subject with the man expected to take over from Sir Keir Starmer in less than three weeks (Jonathan Brady/PA) - (PA Wire)

The Defence Secretary has said he is confident Andy Burnham will give Britain’s defence the investment it needs despite leaving the next prime minister a £4.7 billion funding gap.

Dan Jarvis told reporters on a visit to missile manufacturer Cambridge Aerospace on Wednesday that he had the “assurance that, as prime minister, Andy Burnham will make sure that we’ve got the investment coming into defence”.