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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kim Sengupta

Don’t cut the army, says Labour as it positions itself as the party of security

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The government needs to rearm the British military to keep Ukraine supplied and to ensure the country is the lead European state in Nato, Labour’s defence spokesman will say in a keynote speech.

Positioning Labour as the party of security for Britain, John Healey will call for a halt to cuts in the Army and a strategic pact with European partners to face challenges in an increasingly dangerous world.

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