Starmer Pledges UK Workers to Gain From Military Spending Boost
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said British workers would benefit from the UK's plans to boost military spending, as his government tries to convince a skeptical and disgruntled electorate of the merits of increased outlays on defense.
'Our task now is to seize the defense dividend,' Starmer is due to say in a speech to military figures and defense companies in London on Wednesday, commemorating the 80th anniversary of VE Day. 'Felt directly in the pockets of working people, rebuilding our industrial base and creating the jobs of the future,' he will say, according to pre-briefed remarks from 10 Downing Street.
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