Labour minister skewered on defence black hole as he admits he was only shown spending plan 'days ago'

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Labour minister skewered on defence black hole as he admits he was only shown spending plan 'days ago'.

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Watch the moment Defence Minister Luke Pollard admits he was only shown the defence spending plan "in the last few days" during a grilling on GB News about a £5billion black hole.Speaking to the People's Channel, Mr Pollard said he saw the plans "relatively late on" before they were unveiled by Sir Keir Starmer to the nation.Following the publication of the long-awaited Defence Investment Plan, it has been revealed that only £10billion of the pledged £15billion has been "set aside" for spending.Ministers have also suggested that Makerfield MP and leading Labour leadership candidate Andy Burnham was only informed of the spending black hole on Tuesday.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Pressed by GB News host Christopher Hope on when he was made aware of the finalised defence plan, Mr Pollard told GB News that it was "relatively late on" because of his "role within the ministry".Asked whether it was on Tuesday that he saw the final plan, he then admitted: "It was in the past few days,...

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