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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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James Walker

Labour’s defence investment plan blasted for ‘throwing money at arms bosses’

Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves during a visit to Malloy Aeronautics in Berkshire following the publication of the long-delayed defence investment plan (Dip) (Image: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)

THE new £15 billion defence investment plan announced by Keir Starmer has been blasted by the Scottish Greens and anti-war campaigners.

The Prime Minister – in a speech at a drone company in Berkshire – acknowledged some other areas of UK Government spending would be slashed in order to fund defence, with road and energy projects scrapped to pay for the military.

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