Andy Burnham faces £4.7bn defence funding gap after Starmer's £298bn investment plan
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Kiran Stacey, Dan Sabbagh
Summary
Keir Starmer has announced a £298bn defence investment plan (Dip) that will require Andy Burnham, as incoming prime minister, to find an additional £4.7bn for defence in his first budget. The plan was announced without full identification of funding sources, and Burnham's allies have described the funding gap as an 'unexploded bomb'. Sources close to Burnham indicate he will not attempt to renegotiate the plan but will need to secure nearly £5bn more than expected over the next four years to fund the defence boost.
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bskyAndy Burnham faces £4.7bn defence funding gap after Starmer's £298bn investment plantheguardian.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledSources close to the Makerfield MP said he would not try to renegotiate the Dip after the outgoing prime minister announced its details at a press conference on Tuesday.
Those close to the likely next prime minister acknowledged he would have to find nearly £5bn more than expected to fund the plans over the next four years.
One Burnham ally likened [the funding gap] to an 'unexploded bomb'.
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