M&S lowers British meat prices and says farmer payments stay the same■ Budget to set path to 3 per cent defence spend by 2030, Burnham says■ Healey to unveil AI package with £100m biosecurity lab in Budget■ Burnham hands EV targets decision to Haigh over wife’s industry links■ Ministers shelve plan for small companies to file profit and loss accounts■ Alex Depledge quits Treasury and tells Healey founders are no sideshow■