New analysis from the Institute for Public Policy Research makes the economic case for deeper allied defence cooperation – and warns that without expanding industrial capacity, higher spending risks feeding defence inflation rather than maximising capability. Stockpiling weapons and ammunition with European allies and combining procurement orders could create up to £3.4 billion in fiscal savings and additional headroom under the government’s Defence Investment Plan, according to new analysis from the Institute for Public Policy Research. The findings reframe the debate around UK defence funding at a moment when ministers are weighing the considerably larger challenge of reaching 3% of…
