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Delays to defence plan undermine UK credibility, MPs say
Key takeaways
- The Defence Investment Plan (DIP) was supposed to be published in the autumn but is now due to be released ahead of a Nato summit early next month.
- The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) says the hold-up means procuring the latest equipment will be more expensive, "hindering the government's attempt to modernise the Armed Forces".
- A Ministry of Defence (MoD) spokesman said the DIP would "fix the outdated, overcommitted and underfunded programme we inherited", adding: "We are working hard to finalise it."
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Olivia Ireland PA Media British Army soldiers on exercises in Finland with a drone Delays in publishing a report laying out government defence spending have undermined the UK's credibility with its allies, a parliamentary committee that scrutinises public spending says.
The Defence Investment Plan (DIP) was supposed to be published in the autumn but is now due to be released ahead of a Nato summit early next month.
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) says the hold-up means procuring the latest equipment will be more expensive, "hindering the government's attempt to modernise the Armed Forces".
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