Politics
UK Prime Minister's 15 Billion Pound Defense Increase Actually Cuts Military Funding
Alexander Mercouris
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"If you look at the amounts that Kestarma is proposing, not only are they insufficient to make up the gaps in the British military that people are so concerned about. In fact, and in reality, those gaps are going to get worse. The British Army, the British Navy, the Royal Air Force, they are actually going to see less funding than they have previously. This announcement is a cut in funding for these services, not an increase."
Analysis reveals that UK Prime Minister Starmer's announced £15 billion defense spending increase over four years actually represents a funding cut for the British Army, Navy, and Royal Air Force, with most new money directed to nuclear forces. To fund this announcement, Starmer cut spending on road maintenance and energy infrastructure, areas where Britain already faces serious problems including the highest energy costs in the G20.
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Alexander Mercouris