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Andy Burnham says that the government will "fully fund" the defence investment plan first announced under Sir Keir Starmer's government, as the Tories urge Labour to prioritise defence spending. Report by Keechl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00Yesterday, Germany confirmed that Russia was behind the attack on Leipzig Airport.
00:05Tensions are so high, the director of the CIA flew to Moscow.
00:11We need the plan to hit 3% on defence now,
00:15but the armed forces won't know what they'll be getting until next July's spending review.
00:20There is a simple answer to this.
00:22Cut welfare spending and invest that money in our defence now.
00:27Mr Speaker, the honeymoon is over.
00:30Isn't it time for the Prime Minister to ditch the vibes and get serious about defending our nation?
00:38Well, can I start with the serious point that she made, Mr Speaker?
00:43And that was the announcement by the German government yesterday in relation to the attack in Leipzig.
00:49And I think that should unite the House in sending complete condemnation of that attack
00:56by Russia and complete solidarity in this House to support both Germany and to support Ukraine.
01:04And that position will not change.
01:06And it takes me to defence.
01:08The very reason I appointed this Chancellor to his position
01:12is because of his strong commitment to the defence of our country and to defence spending.
01:18We will fully fund the defence investment plan.
01:22And at the spending review, we will set out a plan to meet our NATO commitments by 2035.
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