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Reeves backs further North Sea drilling to boost Britain’s oil and gas supply

Chancellor says government working with energy companies to open up tie-back sites in the North Sea

The Independent UK

UK ‘badly exposed’ and needs 10 years to rebuild defence, former military chief warns Starmer

Exclusive: Jock Stirrup, the former chief of defence staff under Tony Blair, tells the prime minister: ‘We expect our leaders to lead and that means making tough decisions’

The Independent UK

Lord Robertson might not be a household name, but his damning indictment will set alarm bells ringing in No 10

NEWS ANALYSIS: The ex-Nato secretary general almost never speaks out publicly, which makes his intervention over Keir Starmer’s failure to make decisions on defence all the more impactful, writes political editor David Maddox

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UK defence training to ramp up to ‘wartime pace’ in major skills drive

It comes after a former Nato chief warned the UK is unprepared for armed conflict

The Independent UK

Britain and its people are not safe, former Nato chief warns Parliament

Lord Robertson of Port Ellen said the UK is lacking in ammunition, training, people, logistics, and medical capacity.

Evening Standard

British people are not safe and the country is underprepared for war, security chief warns

Lord Robertson of Port Ellen said the UK is lacking in ammunition, training, people, logistics, and medical capacity

The Independent UK

Defence Secretary John Healey challenged to increase department spending to 2.5%

Sir Iain Duncan Smith said he expects the Strategic Defence Review to find that the UK is facing the biggest threat since the Cold War.

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Keir Starmer orders strategic defence review of Britain’s ‘hollowed out’ armed forces

China now viewed as a major adversary, along with Russia, Iran and North Korea, in a ‘dangerous quartet increasingly working together’

The Independent UK

Repay ‘debt of honour’ to Afghans who fought Taliban with Britain, Rishi Sunak told

Military chiefs and MPs call for end to 'disgrace' of refugees stranded in Pakistan and Afghanistan despite promise of sanctuary in Britain

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