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Keir Starmer: We’ve looked at this very carefully, but the fact is doing this through borrowing will push interest rates higher at a…

On the recordJune 30, 2026
We’ve looked at this very carefully, but the fact is doing this through borrowing will push interest rates higher at a time when £1 in every £10 already goes on paying their interest.
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Keir Starmer
Labour Party

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of borrowing for defense funding.

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