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Why Labour won’t be bounced by Sunak’s defence plans

29 April 2024

12:40 AM

29 April 2024

12:40 AM

British politics in recent years has sometimes resembled a waltz. Both main parties show little compunction in mirroring each other’s plans, stealing their opponents’ popular policies and playing down the differences which characterised the Corbyn years. So it was striking to see Labour’s reticence this week to sign up to Sunak’s much-vaunted plan to increase defence spending to 2.5

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