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Burnham's chancellor will have to find extra £4.7bn for defence, says minister

BBC News 01 July 2026, 09:00 UTC 5d ago

Burnham's chancellor will have to find extra £4.7bn for defence, says minister — BBC News

Luke Pollard says the next chancellor "whoever that may be" will have to "find the resources" to fund defence plan.

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