Sir Keir Starmer will be out of office in just a few weeks, but even as he heads to the exit door in fairly humiliating style, he has decided to make one last stand to create a legacy for his premiership by unveiling the long-awaited – and long-delayed – Defence Improvement Plan (DIP).
In some ways, it reflects everything that went wrong with his premiership. Sir Keir today revealed a reasoned and costed plan which, if communicated well, would be a positive story about how he is revamping the armed forces with record investment.
