Starmer’s in Downing Street to deliver a presser on his pledge to raise defence spending to 3% of GDP in 2030. “Secure at Home, Strong Abroad” is the latest slogan deployed. No answers on how he’ll fund the £7.2 billion gap not plugged by cutting foreign aid, and whether the Chagos surrender deal costs are included…
A Tory source points out: “So much for ‘KMT’… Keir Starmer is currently 15 minutes late to his 5pm press conference”. Picking their battles…
Red Wall Labour backbencher Jonathan Brash told GB News that Starmer should resign:
“I’m completely fed up about it, and I think it’s got to the point now where I genuinely think that, as far as the Prime Minister is concerned, it’s not a case of if, it’s when.”