Minister defends long delays to UK military spending plan
Luke Pollard says blueprint expected last autumn is ‘a bigger task than many people outside defence realise’ A government minister has defended long delays to a military spending plan that are also stalling the UK’s next-generation Tempest fighter jet programme, but refused to say when it...
<p>Luke Pollard says blueprint expected last autumn is ‘a bigger task than many people outside defence realise’</p><p><br>
A government minister has defended long delays to a military spending plan that are also stalling the UK’s next-generation Tempest fighter jet programme, but refused to say when it will be complete.</p><p>The defence investment plan (DIP), originally expected last autumn, has faced repeated postponements amid warnings that the military faces a £28bn funding gap over the next four years.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/05/minister-luke-pollard-defends-long-delays-uk-military-spending-plan">Continue reading...</a>
A government minister has defended long delays to a military spending plan that are also stalling the UK’s next-generation Tempest fighter jet programme, but refused to say when it will be complete.</p><p>The defence investment plan (DIP), originally expected last autumn, has faced repeated postponements amid warnings that the military faces a £28bn funding gap over the next four years.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/05/minister-luke-pollard-defends-long-delays-uk-military-spending-plan">Continue reading...</a>
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