Starmer unveils long-delayed defence investment plan with further £15bn for armed forces – UK politics live

Defence investment plan, which was originally due in the autumn, criticised by Tories and Lib DemsKeir Starmer is speaking now.They are at Malloy Aeronautics, a firm that designs heavy-lift drones, and Starmer says this morning they showed him one of the heaviest drones he had ever seen.Last year, I made the decision in the national interest to reprioritise aid spending towards defence and achieve the biggest uplift in defence spending since the end of the cold war.That was the right choice because the world has changed. National security is economic security. Continue reading...