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'We can't afford not to do this': Former Defence Secretary talks UK arms spend
Former UK Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt tells Silvia Amaro the UK's new defence spend pledge "is not worth the paper it's ...
Is UK's new defence plan transformational or too little, too late?
Labour's 10-year strategy 'an exercise in tightly bounded ambition' already 'overshadowed by a row over money' ...
Defence secretary fails to rule out tax rises to fund defence spending uplift
While John Healey said he is ‘100 per cent confident’ the defence spending uplift would be achieved, he struggled to say how ...
New UK weapons factories to be built 'very soon', Defence Secretary John Healey reveals
New weapons factories will be built "very soon" to show Vladimir Putin the UK is "stepping up our deterrents", the defence ...
Britain unveils radical defence overhaul to meet new threats
Britain said on Monday it would radically change its approach to defence to address threats from Russia, nuclear risks and ...
India, UK focus on enhancing cooperation in trade, defence, counter-terrorism
Foreign secretary Vikram Misri and Britain’s permanent under-secretary Oliver Robbins also co-chaired the first Strategic ...
Defence Secretary says UK has ‘lost control of borders’ after 1,200 cross Channel
The UK has ‘lost control of its borders’ over the past five years, the Defence Secretary has said, after a new high for ...