Key Facts

• The defence investment plan (Dip) details how much money the UK will spend on defence to address threats identified in a previous strategic defence review.
• The Dip was originally due last autumn but is only being released now, after causing the resignation of former defence secretary John Healey.
• Healey resigned because he wanted defence spending to reach 3% of the UK's GDP by 2030, but the Dip only plans to raise it to 2.68%.
• New defence secretary Dan Jarvis negotiated slightly more funding from the Treasury and will present the plan to Parliament.
• Opposition politicians said the plan gives too little money and is too late, potentially making the country less safe and risking jobs and businesses tied to defence.
• Keir Starmer, soon to leave his leadership position, is committed to publishing the plan as part of his legacy.
• Starmer will give a speech on the Dip outside London before the official statement by Jarvis in Parliament.
• Several other political events and committee hearings are scheduled on the same day, including topics on AI, copyright, and a public inquiry.