Infrastructure cuts to pay for defence will cost UK 10,000 jobs, analysis shows

According to The Guardian's analysis of government figures, Prime Minister Keir Starmer's plan to fund an extra fifteen billion pounds in defence spending through infrastructure cuts will actually cost the UK ten thousand jobs. Starmer announced the defence investment this week, arguing it would revamp British armed forces and boost manufacturing. But the analysis contradicts that claim, finding the spending reallocation will have a net negative effect on employment.

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