CND analysis warns Starmer's £14.5bn defence plan will cut jobs and harm UK economy
Analysis by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) warns that Labour's planned £14.5 billion increase in military spending under Prime Minister Keir Starmer will lead to job cuts and harm Britain's economy, contradicting government claims that the Defence Investment Plan will boost business and employment. The CND argues the spending will come at the expense of more productive sectors of the economy.
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LABOUR plans to increase military spending will lead to job cuts and worsen Britain’s economic woes, analysis of official figures suggests.Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is expected to unveil his government’s long-delayed £14.5 billion Defence Investment
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