Healey asked seven times if UK would spend more than 2.5% on defence - each time he stuck to script
The UK defence secretary repeatedly swerved questions on whether Britain should heed calls from the United States to ...
Starmer summons UK defence chiefs in tussle over spending
Although the forecasts are subject to revision before Reeves’ Spring Statement on March 26, they indicate that her £9.9bn of headroom against her fiscal rules announced in her Budget last October has ...
Reeves’ tax raid ‘puts national security at risk’ as defence firms take £150m hit
Conservatives warn that Ministry of Defence may be left to pick up the bill as Labour is accused of ‘shooting UK defence in ...
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Keir Starmer is privately urged to boost defence spending to more than 3% of GDP - outstripping his 2.5% target
Those working on the Strategic Defence Review are privately pushing for the higher figure, multiple sources said. The Prime Minister was warned in a meeting in Downing Street in December that ...
Trump’s Iron Dome strategy echoes Reagan’s SDI missile defense vision
President Donald J. Trump’s January 27, 2025, Executive Order to build an Iron Dome for America is a welcome call for an ...
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UK ‘Iron Dome’ needed to guard against Russian attack, defence review set to warn
The Strategic Defence Review authors are believed to be in favour of strengthening the UK's missile defence systems amid the ...