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Shropshire MP Stuart Anderson calls for spending on UK's defence to rise to 3.5 per cent
A Shropshire MP has responded to the publication of the Government’s Strategic Defence Review (SDR) by leading calls for ...
New defence plans could lead to ‘significant cuts’ in other areas, MPs warn
John Healey said the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) is ‘not about cuts’, amid concerns the plans will be funded at the expense of existing programmes.
Shropshire's opposition MPs criticise the government for 'lacking a plan' on defence industry spending plans
Shropshire's opposition MPs have called for defence spending plans to go further, after criticising the government for a lack ...
What we know about defence review as Starmer says UK must be ready for war
The prime minister has said the country must be at "war-fighting readiness" as the government announced a raft of new defence ...
Defence Minister Richard Marles shares 'grim' military outlook as China's nuclear threat casts shadow over Indo-Pacific
Australia and the United States have stressed the danger China poses militarily in the Indo-Pacific and beyond as top defence ...
Strategic defence review live: Starmer reveals largest increase in spending since Cold War as UK faces ‘new era of threat’
Britain must be ready to fight war in Europe, Starmer’s defence review set to warn - PM to announce measures in long-awaited ...
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UK prepares for war: How much will it cost?
Review calls for ‘war-fighting readiness’ in face of new threats, but funding for military expansion remains in doubt.
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Britain plans at least six new weapons factories in defence review
“The hard-fought lessons from (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine show a military is only as strong as the industry that stands behind them,” Defence Secretary ...