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

The UK's long-delayed defence investment plan is finally here. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced today that Britain will invest a further fifteen billion pounds in its armed forces—the largest boost to defence spending since the Cold War. Speaking at Malloy Aeronautics, a firm specializing in heavy-lift drone technology, Starmer argued that national security and economic security are now inseparable. Originally scheduled for last autumn, the plan has drawn criticism from both Conservative and Liberal Democrat opposition parties. According to The Guardian, it signals a decisive rebalancing of the UK's budgetary priorities toward military readiness.

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