Ministers have been accused of “hiding” when defence spending plans will be published to prevent parliamentary scrutiny.
Defence minister Luke Pollard repeatedly refused to say whether the long-awaited defence investment plan (Dip) would be published on Friday outside the House of Commons.
Opposition MPs reacted with fury to the rumoured date, which is a non-sitting day, meaning members will not be able to provide scrutiny, with one Tory MP shouting that the minister was “a disgrace”.
