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‘Defence investment is ethical’ says Healey as he meets firms to drum up capital

The Defence Secretary has met with start-up investors as part of wider Government efforts to boost financial flows into the sector.

Evening Standard

Ministers free up public land for thousands of new homes

Ministers will launch a new cross-Government taskforce aimed at speeding up housing development on publicly-owned land.

Evening Standard

Live: UK growth forecast halved to 1%, Rachel Reeves says

The Chancellor blamed ‘increased global uncertainty’ as the watchdog warned she would have missed her goal of balancing the books without action.

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John Healey challenged over £2.2bn defence boost as benefits to be slashed further

John Healey was challenged on whether national defence comes “even before the most vulnerable in society” as Rachel Reeves is set to cut benefits further in her spring statement on Wednesday, 26 March, while defence will see a boost in spending.

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Trump's top team 'screwed up' over Yemen strikes group chat leak, says UK Defence Secretary John Healey

Mike Waltz, Trump’s national security adviser, said he takes ‘full responsibility’ for setting up the group chat that included a journalist along with top US officials

Evening Standard

Trump administration ‘got a case’ telling Europe to do more on defence – Healey

John Healey suggested that the US has laid down a challenge which the UK is responding to in its work to put together a ‘coalition of the willing’.

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Reeves poised to make further welfare cuts as budget watchdog gives its verdict

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will acknowledge she needs to go ‘further and faster to kickstart growth’ in her spring statement .

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Reeves to announce extra £2.2bn defence spending in spring statement

On Wednesday, the Chancellor is expected to say the UK ‘must move quickly in a changing world’.

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves to announce extra £2.2billion defence spending in Spring Statement

Ms Reeves will insist the spending is the ‘right decision in a more insecure world’

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Rachel Reeves: For the umpteenth time, it’s not an emergency budget!

WhatsApp exclusive: PM and cabinet in upbeat mood ahead of tomorrow’s eagerly anticipated emergency budget … erm, spring statement

The Guardian - UK

British peacekeeping troops in Ukraine must have ‘lawfare’ protection, MPs told

The UK is working with allies to develop plans for troops to be deployed to safeguard any peace deal between Ukraine and Russia.

Evening Standard

UK won't be 'shy' of using nuclear weapons against Russia, Defence Secretary says

THE UK’s Defence Secretary has said Labour will not be “shy” of using nuclear weapons as tensions with Russia escalate ...

The National (Scotland)

UK nuclear deterrent could do ‘untold damage’, Healey warns

John Healey said the UK should not ‘fight shy’ of the fact it has such weapons, which are the ‘ultimate guarantor’ to any hostile state if it attacks.

Evening Standard

Next generation of nuclear deterrent submarines ‘a commitment to defence’

The Prime Minister attended a keel-laying ceremony in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, for the first of the Dreadnought class of submarines.

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Keir Starmer welcomes decrepit nuclear submarine 'after record patrol'

Keir Starmer welcomed a decrepit-looking nuclear submarine as it surfaced after what is reported to be a record-breaking time at sea, amid growing…

Evening Standard

Lammy voices need for lasting Ukraine peace ahead of meeting with EU official

Ms Kallas – who also serves as vice president of the European Commission – is also due to meet Defence Secretary John Healey.

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John 'Paddy' Hemingway dies aged 105: Prince William leads tributes to last surviving Battle of Britain pilot

Prince of Wales said Mr Hemingway’s ‘bravery and sacrifice’ will always be remembered

The Independent UK

John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway, the last surviving Battle of Britain pilot, dies aged 105

Prince William has led tributes for Group Captain John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway, one of a number known as ‘The Few’

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Lammy and EU foreign affairs chief to talk about ramping up pressure on Russia

They are also expected to discuss action against cyberattacks and disinformation.

The Independent UK

EU foreign affairs chief to meet Lammy and Healey

Kaja Kallas is due to hold talks with the Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary

The Guardian - UK

From London to Lviv: how Trump’s new world order has shaken Europe

At each stop on 1,000-mile trip, discombobulated Europeans are grappling with new and unsettling realities as the US reforges its alliances

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UK Defence Secretary Issues Bold Eight-Word Challenge to Putin Over Ukraine—'Prove It'!

Defence Secretary John Healey has sent a personal message to Vladimir Putin, telling him: "You said you want to talk, prove it."

The Independent UK

UK ploughs £1.3bn into army recruitment to bolster depleted armed forces

Exclusive: It’s hoped the spending boost will fill a gaping hole in staffing levels as UK readies itself to send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine

Evening Standard

Europe ‘accelerating’ work on peacekeeping coalition for Ukraine, says Healey

Defence Secretary John Healey has met his counterparts from France, Germany, Italy and Poland.

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US will ‘have contact today’ with Russia after Ukraine peace talks

Marco Rubio said a Russian rejection of the plan would ‘make their intentions clear’.

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