Defence secretary defends plan despite £4.7bn funding gap

Mădălin Mihai

Defence secretary Dan Jarvis has unveiled a £298bn defence investment plan which aims to reach 3.5% of GDP spending by 2035 and will create nearly 60,000 skilled defence jobs. As first reported by The i, Sky News understands that while Andy Burnham was briefed on the contents of the defence investment plan, he was surprised about the funding gap when it emerged today. Jarvis says the next spending review will address this. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-burnham-starmer-

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