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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 16 hours 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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[–] Zombie@feddit.uk 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Nothing to do with this...

https://novaramedia.com/2026/06/29/keir-starmer-wants-to-be-nato-chief-after-he-leaves-no-10/

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Doubt they'd fire their current leader. Rutte has been an excellent servant for the US.

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

Starmer, who despite being a former human rights lawyer has supported the genocide in Gaza and the illegal war on Iran, would not be eligible for the Nato role until it falls vacant in 2028.

(Aside, I'm glad we've got Novara media)

[–] florge@feddit.uk 4 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

What good is defending a country with shit infrastructure?

[–] Codpiece@feddit.uk 4 points 14 hours ago

It’s the backup plan is case the enemy gets through our first line defences. They won’t be going anywhere.

[–] moderatecentrist@feddit.uk -3 points 14 hours ago

I think it's right for the UK and Europe in general to invest in defence. Europe is on its own; nobody else will defend the continent. If Europe can't defend itself then it probably won't be long until the US or Russia or China decides they'd like a piece of European land for themselves (well Russia is already trying to take European land of course).