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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kate Devlin

Government should apologise for delay to defence plan which has damaged Britain’s safety, MPs say

The government should apologise for failing to publish a long-anticipated defence blueprint – a delay that has damaged Britain’s safety and emboldened its enemies, according to an influential cross-party group of MPs.

In a scathing assessment, they also accused ministers of offering “excuses” that they say “simply do not cut it”.

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