KEIR Starmer will today give a cast-iron guarantee to boost the UK's nuclear deterrent.
As Britain prepares to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, he will pitch Labour as the "party of national security".
The Labour leader will commit to a nuclear deterrent "triple lock". This will involve the construction of four new nuclear subs in Barrow-inFurness, Cumbria, maintaining the existing fleet patrolling the waters "24 hours a day, 365 days a year", and the delivery of all future upgrades needed.
The Vanguard-class submarines are due to be replaced by the bigger Dreadnoughts in the 2030s, costing between £31billion and £41bn.
Mr Starmer will also stick by his promise to raise defence spending to 2.5% of gross domestic product.
His pledges come just weeks after Rishi Sunak desperately attempted to paint Mr Starmer as a risk to national security, leaving the country less safe.
This story is from the June 03, 2024 edition of Daily Mirror UK.
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