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Defence investment plan criticised as ‘too little, too late’ ahead of launch – UK politics live
Defence investment plan, which was originally due in the autumn, criticised by Tories and Lib Dems Lord Dannatt , a former head of the army, told GB News this morning that, while the defence investment plan (Dip) was “a step in the right direction”, it did not go far enough. He explained: We’ve waited far too long for this defence investment plan. Now, we haven’t got the full details of it. Some of the details were trickled out overnight, and it looks as if about £5bn extra is being put on the table, but £5bn is not the £28bn that the service chiefs have been asking for, and that’s the figure which would get us s...
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- 30 Jun 2026, 10:55 CEST
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- The Guardian - World
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- medium · direct source trail
- Actors
- United Kingdom, UN
Defence investment plan, which was originally due in the autumn, criticised by Tories and Lib Dems Lord Dannatt , a former head of the army, told GB News this morning that, while the defence investment plan (Dip) was “a step in the right direction”, it did not go far enough. He explained: We’ve waited far too long for this defence investment plan. Now, we haven’t got the full details of it. Some of the details were trickled out overnight, and it looks as if about £5bn extra is being put on the table, but £5bn is not the £28bn that the service chiefs have been asking for, and that’s the figure which would get us s...
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Defence investment plan criticised as ‘too little, too late’ ahead of launch – UK politics live
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