Andy Burnham will have to find an extra £4.7 billion to fund the defence investment plan Sir Keir Starmer announced yesterday.
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The prime minister blindsided him by pledging £15 billion of spending over the next four years, when the Treasury has only identified £10.3 billion of savings.
Defence minister Luke Pollard said he believed the Makerfield MP was only told about the black hole yesterday and warned that hard decisions have to be made.
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