Starmer to take PMQs as he faces backlash over ‘poisoned chalice’ defence investment plan – UK politics live

Concerns that plan is not properly funded and will take cash from much-needed road projects Minister and MP ‘furious’ over cuts to road projects to fund defence plan Andy Burnham’s team is “properly furious” about the £5bn black hole in the funding for the defence investment plan, according to Sam Coates from Sky News. On his podcast this morning, Coates said : I am old enough to remember when Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer came into government complaining from every hilltop that the Tories did just similar by cutting budgets and failing to fully fund them. It’s no wonder that Team Burnham are, for the first time in this transition I think, properly furious, right? They’ve really avoided briefing until now, but it was made clear to me yesterday they are cross about this because they didn’t know and it’s a big headache. Scotland’s housing emergency is causing misery for families all over the country and this fall in housebuilding will fan the flames of the crisis. Too many Scots have nowhere to live or are paying through the nose. housebuilding is going in the wrong direction and this needs to change. Continue reading...