Keir Starmer and Hamish FalconerA government minister has criticised plans to cancel road building projects to pay for a funding boost for defence.
Keir Starmer announced that an extra £1.5 billion had been found for the Defence Investment Plan (DIP).
Energy and transport projects will be axed in order to fund the extra spending, which will see the defence budget increase to £80bn a year by 2029.
That decision has angered Hamish Falconer, the minister for the Middle East and North Africa, who is seen as a loyalist within the Starmer government.
The Lincoln MP said: “I am disappointed by the uncertainty today about the A46 Newark Bypass widening scheme.
“I support further funding for the DIP, but the A46 upgrade programme is well-advanced, long-awaited, excellent value for money and of stra...
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