Senior government officials are planning to persuade Andy Burnham to revive the idea of "war bonds" to pay for higher defence spending, with an advisor drawing up plans to issue GBP 20bln of bonds, according to the Guardian's Crerar

Newsquawk Staff · 25 Jun 2026, 08:45 UTC

Senior government officials are planning to persuade Andy Burnham to revive the idea of "war bonds" to pay for higher defence spending, with an advisor drawing up plans to issue GBP 20bln of bonds, according to the Guardian's Crerar.

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