Concerns that plan is not properly funded and will take cash from much-needed road projects
Ministers ‘furious’ over cuts to road projects to fund defence plan
Here is Jessica Elgot’s story about the backlash over the proposed road scheme cuts that will part-fund the defence investment plan.
Good morning. Yesterday Keir Starmer published the defence investment plan (Dip), which was probably the last substantial announcement of his premiership. Today he is facing what will probably be his second last PMQs (he is expected to be at the Nato summit next Wednesday, and he’ll have his swansong on 15 July), and the session is likely to be dominated by complaints about the Dip.
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