Burnham says nuclear sub investment will protect UK and boost jobs
Burnham has said he wants to honour the UK's commitments on defence spending - including meeting a Nato target of spending 3.5% of national income by 2035.Both he and his new Chancellor, John Healey, face the tricky task of finding the extra money needed to fulfil the pledge. "The submarines produced in Barrow will protect Britain for decades to come, and the 47,000 jobs and apprenticeships will change lives both in this town and in dozens of places like it," he said prior to his visit. It'll be delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.Related topicsAndy BurnhamNuclear submarines
- ▪Burnham has said he wants to honour the UK's commitments on defence spending - including meeting a Nato target of spending 3.5% of national income by 2035.Both he and his new Chancellor, John Healey, face the tricky task of finding the extr
- ▪"The submarines produced in Barrow will protect Britain for decades to come, and the 47,000 jobs and apprenticeships will change lives both in this town and in dozens of places like it," he said prior to his visit.
- ▪It'll be delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.Related topicsAndy BurnhamNuclear submarines
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Burnham says nuclear sub investment will protect UK and boost jobsImage source, Royal NavyByKate Whannel, Politics reporter and Damian Grammaticas, Political correspondentPublished6 minutes agoOngoing investment in nuclear submarines will "protect Britain for decades to come" but also support 47,000 jobs and apprenticeships, Andy Burnham has saidSpeaking ahead of a visit to Barrow-in-Furness, where four new Dreadnought-class submarines are being built, the prime minister said: "Security is not only about what we build, it is about who builds it, and who benefits from it."The project to replace existing nuclear submarines will receive £8.4bn to support progress towards getting the new vessels ready for service.Conservative shadow defence secretary James Cartlidge welcomed progress on the…
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