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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Burnham Backs Nuclear Submarine Investment
Caption: Burnham Backs Nuclear Submarine Investment. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said continued investment in Britain's nuclear submarine programme will strengthen national security while supporting thousands of skilled jobs. Speaking ahead of a visit to Barrow-in-Furness, Burnham said the programme would help protect the UK for decades and support around 47,000 jobs and apprenticeships. The government has committed £8.4 billion to help deliver the next generation of Dreadnought-class nuclear submarines. Conservative shadow defence secretary James Cartlidge welcomed progress on the programme but accused the government of failing to set out how it will fully fund its wider defence commitments. Burnham has pledged to meet the UK's NATO defence spending targets, although ministers still face pressure to explain how those commitments will be financed. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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