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‘No warships upgrade’ in defence cash plans
Grimsby Telegraph
|June 29, 2026
PLANS to replace Britain’s ageing warships have reportedly been scrapped from the long-delayed defence investment plan.
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The move would be aimed at prioritising drones and modernising the armed forces.
Funding for up to eight Type 83 destroyers and five Type 32 frigates will not appear in the spending blueprint which Sir Keir Starmer will unveil within days as he tries to shore up his legacy before leaving No 10, The Sunday Times reported.
Defence Secretary Dan Jarvis is understood to have secured around £1 billion extra for the plan after his predecessor John Healey resigned in protest over a funding row earlier this month.
This story is from the June 29, 2026 edition of Grimsby Telegraph.
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