Sir Keir Starmer talking to workers whilst looking at metalwork during a campaign visit to BAE Systems in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. Photo: Danny Lawson/PA WireSir Keir Starmer on Friday faced a backlash from the Labour left for revealing an ambition to hike defence spending by billions despite keeping tight control of promises of extra cash for squeezed public services.
While Starmer has successfully neutered the left as a meaningful force in Labour, they could pose a threat in Commons votes if the party enters government without a big majority after the next election.: “The vast expenditure on Trident is denying cash starved public services desperately needed funds, after 14 years of Tory austerity and attacks on workers’ pay and conditions.
Meanwhile, Tory former defence minister Tobias Ellwood said that Starmer’s comments showed there was growing cross-party agreement that defence spending needs to increase amid the wars in Ukraine and Gaza and amid fears over China’s growing belligerence. The Labour Party has gone through major changes in terms of its stance on defence, with Starmer’s predecessor, Corbyn, being the vice-president of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament . Current shadow cabinet members David Lammy, Louise Haigh Angela Rayner and Lisa Nandy all voted against Trident renewal in 2016, although since shifted their positions.
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