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Burnham and Healey Face £4.7B Defence Investment Gap

8/27/2026

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  • Andy Burnham and John Healey must locate £4.7 billion to close the Defence Investment Plan shortfall.
  • Andy Burnham promises a 10-year social-care reform and rough-sleeping eradication plan.
  • John Healey pledges to balance spending with tax revenues by decade’s end.
  • Andy Burnham is weighing U.S. President Donald Trump-backed oil and gas drilling projects despite voter opposition.
  • Alex Norris must block early release of 2020 police-officer killers after outcry.