Exclusive: Findings cast doubt on Starmer claims that reallocation of funds to MoD will boost British jobs
Keir Starmer’s decision to cut billions of pounds of infrastructure spending to pay for more defence equipment will end up costing the UK 10,000 jobs, according to an analysis of the government’s own figures.
The prime minister announced this week he was putting an extra £15bn into defence investment to revamp the country’s armed forces and boost British manufacturing.
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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Kiran Stacey Policy editor.
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