Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed on Monday that his long-delayed Defence Investment Plan will be published before the NATO summit next month.
To fund the 'sacrosanct' goal of spending 3% of GDP on defense, the government is planning £6 billion in cuts to infrastructure, schools, hospitals, and net-zero projects. Senior military chiefs warned that Britain faces its most dangerous period since the Cold War and that current delays have already harmed national credibility. The plan has sparked intense cabinet infighting, as ministers from the energy and transport departments push back against raiding capital budgets to pay for missiles.
The final document will decide the fate of high-priority projects, including a fleet of nuclear-capable F-35A fighter jets.
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