UK’s likely next PM Andy Burnham faces defence funding gap

Andy Burnham will have to find an additional 4.7 billion pounds ($6.2bn) to close a defence funding gap if, as is widely expected, he becomes the United Kingdom’s prime minister later this month. Prim

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2 Jul 2026 12 hours ago 1 min read

UK’s likely next PM Andy Burnham faces defence funding gap

Al Jazeera — 2 July 2026

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