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UK’s likely next leader Andy Burnham vows to fully fund defence plans

Andy Burnham says the UK must take the defence investment plan ‘very seriously’ despite 4.7bn-pound funding hole.

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Andy Burnham says the UK must take the defence investment plan ‘very seriously’ despite 4.7bn-pound funding hole. The United Kingdom’s likely next prime minister says he will take responsibility to find funds for a long-anticipated defence plan, days after a 4.7 billion pound ($6.2bn) funding gap came under public scrutiny .

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