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Wednesday briefing: Defence secretary Ben Wallace goes on the warpath over military spending

In today’s newsletter: As Boris Johnson, armed forces leaders and Wallace give mixed signals on military spending plans, Archie Bland tries to make the numbers add up

The Guardian - UK

Wallace warns Russia may ‘lash out’ as he calls for rise in defence spending

The Defence Secretary said the armed forces have lived on ‘a diet of smoke and mirrors, hollowed-out formations and fantasy savings’.

The Independent UK

Britain must spend more on defence, says minister

Britain must bolster investment in defence to tackle threats not only from Russia but from China and other countries, British defence minister Ben Wallace said on Tuesday.

Reuters

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Boris Johnson set to ditch Tory manifesto promise on increased defence spending

Covid pandemic means ‘reality check’ on above-inflation pledge, government admits as PM heads to Nato summit

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson seeks to defuse row over abandoning defence spending pledge

PM insists manifesto promise of above-inflation increase will be kept despite Downing Street ‘reality check’ briefing

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson faces defence spending row as Nato leaders gather

Soaring inflation and the battered public finances have left a Tory commitment to annual real-terms increases in defence spending in jeopardy.

The Independent UK

Russian threat from Vladimir Putin means UK must be prepared to 'fight and win' to stop war in Europe

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace is expected to call for a bigger budget after the head of the armed forces warned the UK must re-arm to face a new Russian threat.

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Defence secretary Ben Wallace ‘asks Boris Johnson for 20% hike in military spending’

Cabinet minister wants PM to commit to increase, as western allies gather for crucial Nato summit

The Independent UK

Army chief warns UK faces '1937 moment' and must be ready to 'fight and win' against Russia

The head of the Armed Forces, General Sir Patrick Sanders will give a speech expected to pile pressure on Boris Johnson to reverse plans to cut British troop numbers

Daily Mirror

British forces must fight to prevent war spreading, says UK defence chief

"This is our 1937 moment... I will do everything in my power to ensure that the British Army plays its part in averting war"

Wales Online

Head of Army: This is our 1937 moment and we must act swiftly to stop war

‘We are not at war – but must act rapidly so that we aren’t drawn into one,’ General Sir Patrick Sanders will say.

The Independent UK

Ukraine is UK’s new ‘1937 moment’, British army chief says

General Sir Patrick Sanders warns Britain’s armed forces must be prepared to ‘fight and win’ to prevent the spread of war in Europe

The Independent UK

Ben Wallace ‘wants defence budget lifted to 2.5% of GDP by 2028’

Defence secretary’s leaked letter to PM warns of shortfalls in military personnel and long-range rocket artillery

The Guardian - UK

British troops must be prepared to fight to prevent war, says Army chief

Gen Sir Patrick Sanders will say Russian president Vladimir Putin’s ‘brutal aggression’ threatens peace in Europe.

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Wallace calls for 20% hike in defence spending – reports

A defence source did not deny reports that the Defence Secretary asked the PM to lift the annual military budget to 2.5% of GDP by 2028.

Asharq Al-Awsat

As Summit Host, Spain Urges NATO to Watch its Southern Flank

While Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is certain to dominate an upcoming NATO summit in Madrid, Spain and other member nations are quietly pushing the Western alliance to consider how mercenaries aligned with Russian President Vladimir Putin are spreading Moscow's influence to Africa. As the host of the summit taking place…

The Independent UK

As summit host, Spain urges NATO to watch its southern flank

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is certain to dominate an upcoming NATO summit in Madrid

Manchester Evening News

Manchester salutes military on Armed Forces Day

Now in its fourteenth year, the celebration of military personnel past and present attracted hundreds into the city again

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The Independent UK

Russian aggression in Ukraine forcing Nato to ‘look again’ at boosting military capability

Sir Tony Radakin says that Russian aggression ‘will be met in a very clear way’

Daily Mirror

Who is Ben Wallace? Marriage to ex-assistant, recovering Diana's body and torture comments

After the Tories' disastrous by-election results in Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton, some Tory MPs may be looking at Defence Secretary Ben Wallace as a potential replacement for Boris Johnson...

Daily Mirror

'Bright and talented' soldier, 26, killed in tank crash 'stood out from the crowd'

Second Lieutenant Max George, of the 5th Battalion The Rifles, died after the Warrior tank he was training in crashed on Salisbury Plain on Tuesday. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace is among those to have paid tribute

Evening Standard

Londoner’s Diary: Kate Clanchy racism row takes on new global twist

Kate Clanchy clashes again / Wolf Alice hunt for jet to make Glastonbury / Ben Wallace has an eye on the prize / Talulah Riley puckers up

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Expected to Send $1 Billion More in Aid to Ukraine

The US is expected to announce Wednesday that it will send about $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine, the largest single tranche of weapons and equipment since the war began, in a effort to help stall Russia’s slow but steady march to conquer the eastern Donbas region, US officials…

The Independent UK

NATO defense ministers to discuss weapons for Ukraine

NATO defense ministers are meeting to discuss beefing up weapons supplies to Ukraine and Sweden and Finland's applications to join the transatlantic military alliance

The Independent UK

Nato chief calls for more artillery for Ukraine as Moscow ‘invites’ Aslin appeal

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said she will do ‘whatever is necessary’ to secure the release of Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner.

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