Burnham Under Pressure to Rule Out Welfare Cuts for Defence Budget

Andy Burnham is facing pressure to rule out welfare cuts to address a £5 billion black hole in the Defence Improvement Plan, after a defence minister admitted that Starmer only informed Burnham of the deficit at the last minute.

1 Jul, 16:00 — 1 Jul, 16:00

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Burnham under pressure to rule out welfare cuts to fill £5bn defence budget black hole

As a defence minister admits Starmer only told Burnham about a £5bn black hole in the Defence Improvement Plan at the last minute, the prime minister-in-waiting is under pressure not to balance the books by cutting welfare

By David Maddox,Millie Cooke and Kate Devlin

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