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Is Andy Burnham facing a £5bn defence funding 'black hole'?
Key takeaways
- Attention has turned now to how the extra spending in the DIP will be funded, with the Treasury revealing that the savings identified from other departments do not cover the full planned rise for defence.
- This has resulted in talk of a "£5bn defence black hole" which could be a problem for Sir Keir's presumed successor Andy Burnham.
- BBC Verify has looked into these figures to put them into context.
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Attention has turned now to how the extra spending in the DIP will be funded, with the Treasury revealing that the savings identified from other departments do not cover the full planned rise for defence.
This has resulted in talk of a "£5bn defence black hole" which could be a problem for Sir Keir's presumed successor Andy Burnham.
BBC Verify has looked into these figures to put them into context.
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