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BBC Politics1 Jul 2026

Welsh budget could be cut by up to £30m for defence spending, Plaid ministers claim

Welsh ministers warn defence plans could strip up to £30m from capital projects.

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BBC Politics1 Jul 2026

Burnham's plans are a warning to Whitehall, minister says

Darren Jones says government departments could "shrink" if Andy Burnham becomes prime minister.

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BBC Politics1 Jul 2026

Is Andy Burnham facing a £5bn defence funding 'black hole'?

BBC Verify investigates whether a shortfall in funding for the government's defence investment plan is a "black hole".

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BBC Politics1 Jul 2026

Is Andy Burnham facing a £5bn defence 'black hole'?

BBC Verify investigates whether a shortfall in funding for the government's defence investment plan is a "black hole".

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The Guardian Politics1 Jul 2026

Keir Starmer forced on back foot at PMQs over ‘weak’ defence plan

Prime minister says he will take no lectures from Tories after Kemi Badenoch says investment plan is insufficient UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer was forced on the defensive in the Commons over his long-delayed defence investment plan announced this week, which critics argue leaves his successor as prime minister, expected to be Andy Burnham, with an extra £4.7bn to find in his first budget. Starmer defended his £298bn defence investment plan (Dip) at prime minister’s questions

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Conservative Home1 Jul 2026

PMQs Kemi Badenoch criticises the Prime Minister’s Defence Investment plan as ‘too weak, too short, and too late’

The Prime Minister tried to defend his record on defence and criticised the last Conservative Government, but Badenoch pointed out the threat level has increased in the two years Starmer had been in office. The post PMQs Kemi Badenoch criticises the Prime Minister’s Defence Investment plan as ‘too weak, too short, and too late’ appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home1 Jul 2026

Howard Leigh: The Employment Rights Act was not Starmer’s favourite policy – Burnham seems far keener

Perhaps the reason Starmer never boasted about the Act was that he didn’t want to rush this into legislation, or intended much of it to go into the long grass. The feeling is that the Burnham camp very much welcomed this Act and are even keener to ingratiate themselves to the Unions. The post Howard Leigh: The Employment Rights Act was not Starmer’s favourite policy – Burnham seems far keener appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics1 Jul 2026

Keir Starmer torn apart at PMQs with brutal 4-word attack

Prime Minister told his controversial defence investment plan 'does not add up'

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BBC Politics1 Jul 2026

Defence plan is '£5bn short', Badenoch says

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says the defence spending plan is '£5bn' short and 'doesn't add up'.

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Guido Fawkes1 Jul 2026

WATCH: Starmer Refuses to Say If He Warned Burnham About Defence Black Hole

Answer: he didn’t…

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BBC Politics1 Jul 2026

Badenoch presses Starmer on defence spending

The Conservative leader says the head of the UK armed forces 'made it known' that the military needed a minimum of £28bn more to defend the country.

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BBC Politics1 Jul 2026

New defence secretary says Burnham backs defence budget

Dan Jarvis says Andy Burnham will back his £15bn defence spending plan if he becomes PM.

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