A Labour civil war broke out on Tuesday night after Keir Starmer moved to force through military spending blueprints – including cuts in defence capability – before Andy Burnham takes over in No 10.
Sir Keir’s charge to deliver his ten-year Defence Investment Plan (DIP) enraged allies of the PM-in-waiting and drew criticism from a former Civil Service chief.
The outgoing Prime Minister wants to present the DIP ahead of a Nato summit next month – despite fury over its failure to meet the needs of our armed forces.
Military chiefs have warned Sir Keir’s planned £10billion increase in defence spending over four
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