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Will new Labour government scrap Tory plans to cut UK intelligence budget?

Labour leader and incoming Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to the media as he enters 10 Downing Street following Labour's election victory on 5 July 2024 in London, England.
Labour leader and incoming Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to the media as he enters 10 Downing Street following Labour's election victory on 5 July 2024 in London, England. © Christopher Furlong/Getty Images via AFP
During his campaign, Keir Starmer depicted Labour as the "party of national security" and pledged to increase the UK defence budget. But he gave no firm indication of whether the outgoing Conservative government's plans to slash the intelligence budget would be upheld or not. [...]

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