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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Patrick Daly

UK can deal with spy balloons despite defence under-investment, says ex-diplomat

AP

A former British ambassador to the US said people should “sleep easy in their beds” despite the threat of Chinese spy balloons because “an awful lot of that goes on everywhere”.

Lord Darroch said the UK had “under-invested in defence” but that there was still capacity to deal with any surveillance inflatables sent to monitor activity in Britain.

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