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Badenoch urges Burnham to condemn defence investment plan as No 10 says funding is ‘credible’ – as it happened
Minister and MPs have raised concerns that his ‘poisoned chalice’ plan will take cash from much-needed road projectsMinister and MP ‘furious’ over cuts to road projects to fund defence planDan Sabbagh is the Guardian’s defence and security editor.Andy Burnham is a “true patriot” who will provide the money needed to maintain Britain’s security when he becomes prime minister, the new defence secretary, Dan Jarvis, said on a visit to a factory in Cambridge today.I’ve known Andy Burnham for more than 15 years, he is a true patriot, and I absolutely believe that he will make sure that we have the resources that we need to field the kind of capabilities that are required given the nature of the world that we’re operating in.I know what we need to do to keep Britain safe, and I’m absolutely confident that Andy Burnham, as the next prime minister, knows that as well, and we’ll make sure in the context of the next spending review that we’ve got the resources we need to keep the country safe. Continue reading...
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The Eastern Herald
· Jul 3, 2026
Andy Burnham Pledges to Close the £4.7bn Defence Gap He Didn’t Know He Was Inheriting
Andy Burnham pledged to fully fund Britain's £15bn defence investment plan after documents showed nearly a third of the money was still unidentified — a gap of £4.7bn the incoming prime minister says he learned about when the plan was published.
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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch criticised what she called a missing £5bn in the defence investment plan.
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Starmer's defence investment plan leaves £5 billion funding gap for Burnham
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