Defence spending plan delay undermines UK credibility, MPs say

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The delay in publishing Keir Starmer’s long-awaited plan on defence spending has undermined the UK’s credibility and left the country less safe, a parliamentary committee has warned.

In a new report critisising the long delay in publishing Starmer’s Defence Investment Plan (DIP), the Public Accounts Committee said this “has undermined the UK government’s credibility with https://www.cityam.com/defence-spending-plan-delay-undermines-uk-credibility-mps-say/">[...]