The former head of the armed forces has sent a stark warning to Sir Keir Starmer, claiming the UK needs a decade to rebuild its defence even if the prime minister “shows the leadership” to restart investment now.
In a dire assessment about the state of the UK’s military, Jock Stirrup, who was chief of the defence staff during the Tony Blair and Gordon Brown premierships, warned the UK is “badly exposed” and needs “a complete change of mentality” to put it on a war footing.
