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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Michael Savage Policy editor

Boost UK defence spending to win Trump’s support, former navy chief urges Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer meets British soldiers on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire where he saw Ukranian soldiers being trained by the army as part of Operation Interflux in 2022.
Sir Keir Starmer meets British soldiers on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire where he saw Ukranian soldiers being trained by the army as part of Operation Interflux in 2022. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Keir Starmer is being urged to consider an emergency cash injection into defence and to accelerate Britain’s planned review of its military capabilities before Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

Senior defence figures are now assessing how Trump’s victory will shape a strategic defence review (SDR) that was already under way in Whitehall, whose findings are due to be reported in the spring. The SDR comes alongside a crucial review of public spending.

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