{"id":357076,"date":"2026-06-30T22:00:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T21:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/defence-secretary-defends-plan-despite-4-7bn-funding-gap\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T22:00:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T21:00:40","slug":"defence-secretary-defends-plan-despite-4-7bn-funding-gap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/defence-secretary-defends-plan-despite-4-7bn-funding-gap\/","title":{"rendered":"Defence secretary defends plan despite \u00a34.7bn funding gap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/2EUnV3Xc1po\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Defence secretary defends plan despite \u00a34.7bn funding gap\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2EUnV3Xc1po\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Defence secretary Dan Jarvis has unveiled a \u00a3298bn defence investment plan which aims to reach 3.5% of GDP spending by 2035 and will create nearly 60,000 skilled defence jobs. <\/p>\n<p>As first reported by The i, Sky News understands that while Andy Burnham was briefed on the contents of the defence investment plan, he was surprised about the funding gap when it emerged today.<\/p>\n<p>Jarvis says the next spending review will address this.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/politics-latest-burnham-starmer-labour-tories-badenoch-farage-12593360<\/p>\n<p>#defence #politics #uk #skynews <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews<\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/<br \/>\nFor more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&#038;hl=en_GB<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Defence secretary Dan Jarvis has unveiled a \u00a3298bn defence investment plan which aims to reach 3.5% of GDP spending by 2035 and will create nearly 60,000 skilled defence jobs. 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