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- Dan Jarvis, Defence Secretary, attended a NATO meeting without a rearmament blueprint.
- No 10 aims to publish a rearmament plan before the NATO summit on 7 July, drawing criticism from U.S. and European allies.
- Andy Burnham, Labour MP for Makerfield, said he is “not squeamish” about cutting welfare to fund defence.
- Sir Keir Starmer, Prime Minister, kept defence spending at £13.5 bn and refused to commit £18 bn needed for a war with Russia.
