29/08/2026
CND general secretary Sophie Bolt explained that the Chancellor is only putting off hard decisions surrounding cuts until after the next general election, “where declining living standards and cost-of-living pressures will certainly be high on the agenda for voters.”
Ms Bolt told the Morning Star: “The only ones who will be criticising this delayed increase will be profit-hungry arms companies and warmongers.”
JOHN HEALEY is “only putting on pause” his plans for increasing Britain’s military spending until after the next election, peace campaigners warned today.Unpopular cuts to social spending are likely to have played a role in this “welcome retreat” from the Chancellor’s decision to shelve ...