Defence Secretary John Healey is delivering a speech on defence investment ahead of the chancellor’s budget next week. It comes as MPs have warned the UK lacks a national plan to defend itself from attack. The defence secretary is expected to announce that at least 13 sites across the country have been identified for new arms factories, creating around 1,000 new jobs. Latest politics: https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-starmer-asylum-mahmood-labour-budget-taxes-badenoch-farage-12593360 #budget #defence #politics SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales