Boris Johnson agrees £16bn rise in defence spending
Announcement comes after ministers resisted spending extra money on free school meals in holidays Hackers HQ and Space Command: how UK defence budget could be spent Boris Johnson has agreed… »
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Johnson unveils major review of foreign and defence policy
Key issues will be resetting UK’s relationships with allies and developing cyber capabilities Boris Johnson has unveiled a post-Brexit review of foreign and defence policy in an attempt to determine… »
Pentagon reveals deal with Britain to replace Trident
MPs dismayed after US defence officials leak news of nuclear weapons deal before parliament is told Britain has committed itself to buying a new generation of nuclear warheads to replace… »
‘Handing control away’: UK’s sale of Cobham defence firm to US company decried
Founding family criticises approval of £4bn deal despite national security concerns The government has been accused of handing control away after it approved a US private equity firm’s £4bn takeover… »
UK approves takeover of Cobham defence firm by US company
Ministers sign off on £4bn deal saying it won’t compromise national security The government has given the green light to a £4bn takeover of UK defence company Cobham by a… »
Boris Johnson seeking to rewrite EU defence pledges
Exclusive: Move sparks fears PM will use European security as Brexit bargaining chip Follow the day’s political developments – live Boris Johnson has told Brussels he wants to rewrite the… »
British army ‘leaning on’ under-18s to help fill its ranks
Army turning to younger, poorer, teenagers to fill riskiest roles, say critics of enlistment strategy Britain’s stretched army is increasingly relying on 16- and 17-year-olds to fill its ranks, the… »
UK army combat units 40% below strength as recruitment plummets
Exclusive: Defence secretary Ben Wallace urged to turn ‘shocking trend’ around as matter of urgency Britain faces an army recruitment crisis, with frontline combat units operating as much as 40%… »
UK defence minister rebuffs criticism over tanker seized in Gulf
Tobias Ellwood denies Britain took ‘eye off the ball’ and says priority is to reduce tensions The defence minister, Tobias Ellwood, has rejected the charge that a British-flagged tanker seized… »
MoD and Foreign Office clash over £400m debt linked to Zaghari-Ratcliffe release
Exclusive: details emerge of dispute over payment to Iran likened to ransom for detainee Britain’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has rejected a plea from the Foreign Office to hand over… »
Rights group has been under pressure to condemn past statements by Kremlin critic Amnesty International has said it will cease calling Alexei Navalny a “prisoner of conscience”, following pressure to… »
Labour leader has faced backlash after saying he would oppose any new tax on business in budget Keir Starmer is under pressure to back future rises in corporation tax after… »
