Burnham ‘aware’ of Healey’s extra £9bn spending demands

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Andy Burnham has said he was “very aware” of John Healey’s demand to spend at least £9bn more a year on defence when he appointed him as Chancellor.

The Prime Minister has said he would ensure Sir Keir Starmer’s Defence Investment Plan (Dip) was “fully funded” in an interview with the BBC as his “first https://www.cityam.com/burnham-aware-of-healeys-extra-9bn-spending-demands/">[...]