In January, it emerged that a Ministry of Defence analysis of the Strategic Defence Review calculated that £28billion of extra spending would be required to fund its recommendations and ensure the UK is prepared for a potential war with Russia as early as 2030.
What Starmer announced in yesterday’s Defence Investment Plan is woefully inadequate.
Despite his tub-thumping about ‘doing what it takes’ and ‘meeting the new world head-on’, the reality is that a huge shortfall is built into the defence budget. And it’s likely to get bigger – quickly.
Far from being given £28billion more, the Ministry of Defence will have to
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