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Sir Keir Starmer made misleading defence spending claim, watchdog says

The Wales Office and MoD also repeated the claim that £270bn more was being spent on defence.

Sir Keir Starmer made misleading defence spending claim, watchdog says
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Pressivio’s Politics desk has added the source report “Sir Keir Starmer made misleading defence spending claim, watchdog says” to its international monitoring stream.

The Wales Office and MoD also repeated the claim that £270bn more was being spent on defence.

Original source: BBC Politics
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