Increased defence spending will boost UK economic growth, Streeting says
New defence secretary emphasises military will be spending priority over other departments under BurnhamUK politics live – latest updatesWes Streeting has said increased defence spending would make “an enormous contribution” to economic growth as he emphasised that the military will be a spending priority for Andy Burnham’s government over other departments.The new defence secretary, in a speech at the Farnborough airshow, did not make any extra financial commitments but promised he would give the arms industry “clarity and confidence” in…
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