Rishi Sunak is preparing to announce a multibillion-pound cash injection into Britain’s nuclear deterrence programme, as part of a new defence funding package in the wake of the Ukraine war.
The prime minister is due to unveil up to £5 billion of additional cash for defence over the next two years on a visit to America next week.
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He will also publish a “refresh” of the government’s defence and security integrated review that will set out the UK’s approach to strategic threats from both Russia and China.
The Times understands that a significant portion of the new money will be earmarked for the Dreadnought programme that will replace Britain’s ageing submarine fleet
