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Funding Healey’s Defence Plans

October 30, 2026 · 27 min

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The Chancellor is looking at off-the-books ways to boost defence spending, including schemes reminiscent of Gordon Brown's controversial PFI - has the government learned the lessons of the past?


Ed Vaizey unpacks the politics of the day with Michael Binyon and Alys Denby.

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