Defence plan will ensure UK is ready for war, minister says

PM vows to make Britain ‘battle-ready’ — but funding row threatens to derail plans

The long-awaited strategic defence review warned the UK may need to move even more quickly than planned to tackle the ‘pressing and immediate’ threat of Russia

Defence plan will ensure UK is ready for war, minister says

The Army needs to become "10 times more lethal" to face a "new era of threats", defence secretary says.

Is the UK ready for war? – Politics Weekly Westminster podcast

Keir Starmer promised to make Britain ‘battle-ready’ as he announced the government’s defence spending plans.But what does that actually look like? And how will the government pay for it? Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss the strategic defence review and ask: is the UK really ready for war? Plus, they look ahead to next week’s spending review. Continue reading...

Shropshire's opposition MPs criticise the government for 'lacking a plan' on defence industry spending plans

Yesterday the government announced its "ambition" to increase its defence spending to increase to 3% of GDP by the end of the next parliament, but failed to make a firm commitment, saying only that it would make the increase "when fiscal and economic conditions allow".