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Chagos Islands handover deal’s future unclear after Trump’s intervention

Under the terms of the deal agreed last year, Britain would hand sovereignty over the Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius but lease back the Diego Garcia base

The Independent UK

Russia runs risk of ‘miscalculation’, UK warns after aircraft carrier incident

A Russian plane repeatedly flew over the Royal Navy’s HMS Prince of Wales in the Norwegian Sea.

Evening Standard

Starmer likely to face criticism from US and Nato allies over Britain's defence spending plans at Ankara summit

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is heading into this week's Nato summit in Ankara, Turkey on under rising pressure, with senior US officials signalling dissatisfaction over the UK's defence spending plans and warning that alliance members falling behind must accelerate their commitments.

The Times of India

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UK fighter jets intercept Russian plane near aircraft carrier over Norwegian Sea

The mission off Iceland has seen F-35 jets conduct NATO air defence operations from a European aircraft carrier for the first time and comes amid heightened tensions with Russia.

Euronews

Starmer faces likely row at Nato summit after US rebuke on defence spending

US ambassador to Nato has called for all allies who are ‘lagging behind’ to step up immediately

The Guardian - UK

Russian plane flies 'unnecessarily close' to UK aircraft carrier near Scotland

A RUSSIAN spy plane “repeatedly approached” and got "unnecessarily close” to the UK’s flagship aircraft carrier near Scotland ...

The National (Scotland)

Defence Secretary visits Iceland amid ‘increasing Russian threats’

Dan Jarvis visited UK forces onboard the Royal Navy’s flagship HMS Prince of Wales.

Evening Standard

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Minister calls on Burnham to show path to 3.5% target on UK defence spending

Dan Jarvis, who wants to stay on as defence secretary, says he is confident PM-in-waiting values national security

The Guardian - UK

French volunteers train with Ukrainian military intelligence's International Legion

"I love being a soldier, and the situation in Ukraine touched my heart. So I made this decision with my heart," one French volunteer said of his decision to travel to Ukraine.

Euronews

Badenoch accuses Starmer of leaving defence spending ‘mess to his successor’ amid concern over £5bn black hole

Tory leader accuses Starmer of ‘leaving this mess to his successor’

The Independent UK

Defence Secretary has ‘assurance’ Andy Burnham will invest in armed forces

Dan Jarvis secured a £15 billion uplift in defence spending in Tuesday’s Defence Investment Plan.

Evening Standard

Burnham told of £4.7bn defence black hole yesterday, minister suggests

Ministers faced questions over the funding gap and whether Mr Burnham was blindsided by Sir Keir Starmer’s announcement.

The Independent UK

Burnham told of £4.7bn gap in Starmer’s defence improvement plan on day it was published, minister suggests

Burnham left to find £4.7bn to fund a black hole in Starmer’s defence spending plan

The Independent UK

Defence Secretary faces questions on £4.7bn funding gap left to Andy Burnham

The presumptive prime minister will have to identify an extra tranche of funding for defence in his first budget.

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Britain has finally grasped the nettle on defence, but tough choices lie ahead

The new PM must balance the security budget and other urgent spending priorities, with little room for manoeuvre

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the defence investment plan: the UK needs security, not dependency on a wayward US

Editorial: Sir Keir Starmer cuts civilian investment while deepening reliance on American power. That doesn’t feel like national renewal

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s delayed defence investment swansong satisfies absolutely no one

The Dip couldn’t be more Keir if it tried: the military, the allies and probably not even Keir himself were happy

The Independent UK

Britain not safe under Starmer’s new defence plan, John Healey suggests

Healey – who quit earlier this month after accusing the prime minister of being ‘unwilling to commit the resources’ needed to keep Britain safe – urged the government to set out a target date for the UK to spend 3 per cent of GDP on defence

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International Business Times UK

Britain's Safety At Risk? Labour's Defence Plan Faces £14 Billion Black Hole

The UK Government's £14.5 billion Defence Investment Plan faces criticism for insufficient new funding, raising concerns about military readiness and financial pressures on the Ministry of Defence.

The Independent UK

Defence spending: The key takeaways from Starmer’s plan to protect Britain

While Sir Keir Starmer has promised the DIP will reverse the ‘corrosive hollowing out’ of the armed forces, the funding package still falls well short of the £28bn military officials said would be necessary to fill a black hole in the MoD’s budget

The Guardian - UK

Starmer warns Burnham not to borrow to fund defence as he reveals £15bn plan

PM unveils long-awaited defence investment plan, which he says will mean hit to road, housing and energy schemes

The Guardian - UK

Next chancellor will have to find £5bn to fund black hole in defence funding, government figures reveal – as it happened

Keir Starmer earlier unveiled a £15bn plan but said defence spending cannot be ‘bottomless pit’ and MoD has to ‘spend better’

The Independent UK

Trump expects Nato allies to honour defence spending pledges, White House says

Trump’ss demand comes as Sir Keir Starmer prepares to unveil a long-delayed investment plan for the armed forces

Evening Standard

Starmer hails ‘game-changing’ investment as delayed defence plan to be unveiled

The Dip will focus on ramping up the UK’s use of drones and autonomous weapons.

The Independent UK

Donald Trump expects UK to honour defence spending pledge, says White House

The demand by the US president came as Sir Keir Starmer is due to unveil a long-delayed investment plan for the armed forces.

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