Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of living in “fantasy land” if he believes he can put troops on the ground in Ukraine without significantly increasing defence spending.
After the prime minister confirmed he would be willing to put UK armed forces in harm’s way to defend the country, the former head of the army said the pledge “is going to come at a cost” and the PM’s current commitment, to boost defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP, “is not going to touch the sides”.
