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The UK’s long-delayed defense investment plan is still stuck in limbo, with no expected release next week as previously hoped. Amid mounting pressure from NATO and looming July summit demands, ministers are scrambling to bridge a $28 billion funding gap over four years — a shortfall critics say reflects “corrosive complacency.” While officials insist they’re prioritizing accuracy amid evolving warfare, especially in Ukraine, the opposition is set to force a vote in June to mandate the Defense Secretary present the plan within a month of the Armed Forces Bill’s final passage — a move timed to mark a year since the initial review promised to reverse the “hollowing out” of Britain’s armed forces. With the detailed spending blueprint still missing, critics accuse Labour of lacking a credible security strategy.

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