Starmer Sends £1 BILLION A MONTH To Ukraine. Who's Paying?

The staggering amount of money Keir Starmer is sending to Ukraine needs justifying as the UK cost of living crisis deepens. Right, so as Keir Starmer hands yet more billions of pounds to Ukraine, to prop up a war instead of seeking an end to it, still talking up putting British boots on the ground in Ukraine and painting a target on the UK for Russian aggression should he do so, the cost of Ukraine as we all live through a cost of living crisis is becoming a bigger issue in more people’s minds as they increasingly struggle to get by. We’re watching all this money going to perpetuate a war that should have ended two years ago if not for Boris Johnson’s interference, yet it seems Starmer can always find cash for his mate Zelensky, just never for us. We have to endure cuts, we have to tighten our belts because of the economic choices Starmer and Reeves are making, yet they can still give the equivalent of a billion pounds a month to Ukraine. The morality and the righteousness of whether to support Ukraine and what shape should take aside, the economic unfairness of who in effect is having to pay here and go without here to keep a war we are not involved in going, is a question few are seemingly brave enough to confront, preferring to bang the drums of war, and if Starmer is hoping to see a polling boost off the back of his actions here, he needs to be told if you want to send billions to Ukraine, stop making ordinary working class people be the ones effectively pay for it. Right so, since Keir Starmer’s Labour government came to power in July last year, the UK has committed an astonishing £8.3 billion in aid to Ukraine in its ongoing war against Russia. A staggering sum, equating to roughly £1 billion per month, for every month Keir Starmer has been Prime Minister. He has of course been justifying this as a necessary contribution to global security and a stand against authoritarian aggression, Russia are the bad guys, it’s all very black and white as he paints it. However, as British households grapple with soaring living costs, rising taxes, and cuts to public services, the question of who is truly paying for this generosity has become an ever increasing debate. Whilst you can argue for the moral imperative to support Ukraine, I would also argue the type and shape of the aid we provide, the scale of the UK’s financial commitment to Ukraine is raising serious concerns about the government’s priorities and the burden being placed on ordinary working class people In July 2024, shortly after taking office, Starmer’s government pledged the first chunk of cash to Ukraine, £3 billion in annual aid to Ukraine, vowing to sustain this level of support “for as long as it takes”. By January of this year though, this figure had risen to £4.5 billion, apparently reflecting the escalating costs of the conflict and the UK’s determination to remain a key ally to Kyiv, though a cynic might suggest that Starmer is determined that this war could be turned to his own political advantage and as his numbers slide, he boosts support to Ukraine again. Move on to the here and now though and we got this announcement... ***Subscribe to the channel here*** https://www.youtube.com/KernowDamo?sub_confirmation=1 ►ABOUT ME: Hi, I'm Damien Willey. I'm a former welder, but now I'm a writer, blogger, vlogger and presenter and interviewer with Socialist Telly (Please do go and visit what we all get up to on https://www.youtube.com/c/SocialistTelly) I'm an unpaid carer for my disabled wife and daughter and as such we know all too well the difficulties that are associated with that living in Tory Britain - both blue Tories and red ones - and I personally believe the answer lies in socialism. This channel, along with my other social media act as outlets to push back against that, to demand better of our politicians and leaders, to pull apart the media spin that supports them and the way the UK is run and to give a voice, loud as mine is, to the voiceless. ►CONTACT: Email: damien.willey@outlook.com ►SUPPORT: If you appreciate the importance of alternative media in the UK and enjoy my work please consider financially supporting it. Various options to suit all budgets, please visit linktr.ee/KernowDamo to find out more. Please support Independent Media. ►SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Alternatively please share this video on your favourite social media & if you'd like to see what I get up to elsewhere, you can also find links to my presence elsewhere at linktr.ee/KernowDamo Damo Rants Kernow Damo trump,zelensky,donald trump,trump putin,news,trump starmer,trump ukraine,keir starmer trump,keir starmer,putin,Ukraine,crisis funding,Starmer,foreign aid,UK politics,economic impact,military support,humanitarian aid,Brexit,cost of living crisis,rail fares,bus fares,water bills,energy bills,zelenskyy,nato,russia,fiscal drag,inflation high,ofwat,ofgem,winter fuel allowance,benefit cuts,kernow damo,damo rants,kernowdamo,kernow damo youtube,damo