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Defence resignation exposes spending bind for Starmer - and any challengers

LONDON, June 12 - Keir Starmer has a new defence minister, but the same problem: no spare money, competing political and financial demands and a party reluctant to cut spending on public services and welfare.

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The Straits TimesJun 12, 2026, 1:53 PM

Defence resignation exposes spending bind for Starmer - and any challengers

LONDON, June 12 - Keir Starmer has a new defence minister, but the same problem: no spare money, competing political and financial demands and a party reluctant to cut spending on public services and welfare.

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