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Helen Corbett

Defence review is ‘message to Moscow’ – Healey

Defence Secretary John Healey said Russia is ‘attacking the UK daily’ with some 90,000 cyber attacks from state-linked sources over the last two years (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Wire)

The Defence Secretary has called plans to boost the UK’s military might a “message to Moscow” but said he does not expect to raise the number of soldiers until the next parliament.

The Government has pledged £1.5 billion to set up at least six factories, and will support the procurement of up to 7,000 UK-built long-range weapons in response to the strategic defence review (SDR) to be published on Monday.

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