Burnham under pressure to rule out welfare cuts to fill £5bn defence budget black hole
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July 1, 2026
As a defence minister admits Starmer only told Burnham about a £5bn black hole in the Defence Investment Plan at the last minute, the prime minister-in-waiting is under pressure not to balance the books by cutting welfare
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