Starmer scrambles to make savings in bid to boost defence spending

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Keir Starmer is planning on making cuts across the government in a bid to fund his long awaited Defence Investment Plan.

The prime minister will make targeted slashes to transport and net zero spending by 1 per cent in a bid to raise approximately £6bn for defence costs by the end of this parliament.

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