The delay to the Defence Investment Plan (DIP) came under intense parliamentary scrutiny on 15 June, with MPs across all parties pressing the government on the real-world consequences for UK defence businesses, as Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard gave a formal commitment that the plan will be published before the NATO Summit. The urgent question, raised by Opposition Leader Kemi Badenoch, focused on the effect of the DIP delay on the armed forces’ ability to defend the UK. But some of the most pointed exchanges centred on the direct industrial damage. Liberal Democrat spokesperson James MacCleary told…
