Burnham promises higher defence spending and more nuclear subs
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Defence is in UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham's sights, as his relentless policy crusade continues. [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe] Burnham’s used a recommitment of investment in updating the Trident nuclear submarine programme to repeat his promise of reindustrialising Britain. Questions linger, though, about whether he'll commit to spending 3 per cent of GDP on defence by 2030. Reporter: Andrew Misra Producer: Helen Johnson Camera/Editor: Ken McCallum ------- 0:00 - Burnham promises higher defence spending 3:05 - UK nuclear deterrent a ‘bedrock’ of national security ------- Get more news at our site - https://www.channel4.com/news/ Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe Follow us: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@c4news Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/channel4news/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Channel4News Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Channel4News/
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