Chris Mason: Starmer's defence plan leaves crunching trade‑offs for Burnham to confront

Chris Mason: The £4.7bn defence bill and tough trade-offs awaiting a potential Burnham premiership

BBC political editor Chris Mason analyzes the financial and political challenges awaiting Andy Burnham if he becomes prime minister, focusin

Starmer defends defence spending cuts and challenges Burnham on trade-offs in BBC interview

Keir Starmer defends his government's increased investment in defence, including cutting funding from other departments, while addressing cr

Badenoch criticises Starmer over £5bn gap in UK defence investment plan

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has accused outgoing Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer of leaving a defence spending 'mess' for his successo

Badenoch criticises Starmer over £5bn gap in UK defence investment plan

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has accused outgoing Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer of leaving a defence spending 'mess' for his successo

Burnham faces £4.7bn funding gap for Starmer's defence investment plan

The article reports that Andy Burnham, the likely next Prime Minister, will face a £4.7 billion shortfall in funding for Keir Starmer's newl

Ben Jennings on Keir Starmer’s defence investment plan – cartoon

Ella Baron on Keir Starmer and new funding for drones – cartoon