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Sir Keir Starmer's Defence Spending Claim Challenged by Watchdog

The Wales Office and MoD are reported to have echoed a defence spending claim deemed misleading.

Sir Keir Starmer's Defence Spending Claim Challenged by Watchdog
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A watchdog has stated that Sir Keir Starmer made a misleading assertion regarding defence spending. The claim in question pertains to an increase of £270 billion in defence expenditure.

Both the Wales Office and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) have reportedly repeated this assertion, drawing scrutiny from the watchdog.