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Keir Starmer says some road and energy projects will be scrapped to pay for £15bn defence plan (www.ft.com)

submitted 2 days ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

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Sir Keir Starmer has announced an extra £15bn for defence over the next four years, but warned it would mean some road and energy projects will now be scrapped.

The UK prime minister said on Tuesday that the long-awaited defence investment plan (DIP) would reverse the “corrosive hollowing out” of the armed forces and transform a military that has been “underfunded and unsuited to the threats we face”.

He called the blueprint “a platform on which I know my successor will build”. It has been signed off by Andy Burnham, to whom Starmer is expected to hand over power as soon as July 20.

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[–] huf@hexbear.net 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The us has completely vassalized Europe and here you are crying about Russia.

[–] moderatecentrist@feddit.uk 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't like the current governments of the US or Russia, but let's remember that Russia is currently waging an invasion of a European country while the US is not. I hope Europe can build sufficient defence capabilities to prevent further Russian aggression towards Europe, or indeed any future American aggression towards Europe.

[–] huf@hexbear.net 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

the US doesnt need to invade europe, the US has troops stationed all over europe. US security agencies are elbow deep in european states. the US blew up nordstream to sabotage europe. the US did a coup in ukraine to get the current war going.

but sure.

[–] tenebrisnox@feddit.uk 1 points 1 day ago

Some would call thousands of foreign troops stationed in a country an occupying force.