Andy Burnham accused of leaving 'Britain's security underfunded' as Labour considers delaying spending decision

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Andy Burnham has been accused of leaving "Britain's security underfunded" as Labour weighs up a delay to a decision on when to boost defence spending.Ministers had been expected to set out a timetable for increasing defence spending to three per cent of GDP in spring, which would outline plans for all Government spending until the end of the decade.But the UK Government is now considering whether to delay the review until the autumn of next year.It is hoped pushing back a final decision to coincide with the next Budget will allow ministers to foot the bill for the increase through raising taxes or slashing spending.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Reaching the Nato defence spending target of three per cent is expected to cost roughly £10billion per year, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.One Whitehall source told The Times the "working assumption" among civil servants is that the review will not place until October.A Government insider also stressed to the newspaper that...

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