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Starmer sets out to strengthen UK and European defence with cash for drones and AI systems

The outgoing UK prime minister has finally unveiled a long-awaited Defence Investment Plan that aims to revive an “underfunded” sector. It emphasises the growing use of of unmanned aerial vehicles in repelling foreign aggression.

Euronews

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.

International Business Times 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

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Labour’s defence investment plan blasted for ‘throwing money at arms bosses’

THE new £15 billion defence investment plan announced by Keir Starmer has been blasted by the Scottish Greens and anti-war campaigners ...

The National (Scotland)

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

What does Labour’s new £15bn defence investment plan mean for Scotland?

KEIR Starmer set out the £15 billion defence investment plan (Dip) in a major speech at a drone factory in England today ...

The National (Scotland)

I’ve worked closely with both Andy Burnham and Keir Starmer. A single quality separates them

Personable warmth is something that mistrustful voters sorely need, and Burnham has it. But he’ll also need a little of what Starmer has to succeed in No 10, says Nazir Afzal, former chief crown prosecutor for north-west England

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Starmer makes his last stand with a case for the defence

ANALYSIS : Political editor David Maddox suggests that Keir Starmer’s Defence Investment Plan is less a legacy and more a monument to the failures – which means he will soon no longer be prime minister

The Independent UK

Key points from the defence investment plan

Here are the key points from the Prime Minister’s speech and defence investment plan.

Evening Standard

UK's Starmer unveils £15 bln defence increase in long-delayed investment plan

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has unveiled a £15 billion Defence Investment Plan, aiming to bolster Britain's military for future conflicts. This significant funding boost will enhance capabilities in drones, autonomous weapons, and the navy, while also strengthening the nuclear deterrent and a next-generation fighter jet program. Starmer emphasized deterrence as…

The Economic Times

NATO chief Mark Rutte welcomes UK's long-awaited Defence Investment Plan

The announcement follows months of wrangling within the government over the resources required to modernise the UK's armed forces in the face of rising threats, including from Russia.

Euronews

5 things Keir Starmer announced in his £15bn defence investment plan

Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer unveiled his much criticised defence investment plan – here’s what he said

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer announces £64bn investment to renew UK nuclear deterrent

KEIR Starmer has said that road and energy projects will be scrapped to pay for the £15 billion defence investment plan (Dip) ...

The National (Scotland)

Energy and road projects axed to fund £15bn defence investment plan

Sir Keir Starmer said the ‘best way to defend is to deter’.

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Defence funding plan not enough to protect country, says military expert

The long-awaited defence investment plan will be published on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Starmer’s defence plan not enough to defend Britain, warns top general

General Sir Richard Barrons stated Sir Keir Starmer’s defence plan ‘is not going to crack the issue’

The Independent UK

Britain sets out a plan for future defense with a focus on drones and a fight over money

Britain's future military will focus on self-flying jets, uncrewed submarines and drones

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’

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The Independent UK

Politics latest: MoD told to find £11bn of cuts under Starmer’s defence investment plan

Road and energy projects are set to be scrapped to pay for the military, the prime minister acknowledged

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: Inside Shabana Mahmood’s new UK asylum reforms

In today’s newsletter: As the home secretary details reforms to the asylum system, a look at the challenges Labour faces – and what better story could be told about immigration

The Economic Times

Anti-migrant politics spark resurgence of racism, say some Britons of colour

Recent incidents of violence and protests have heightened racial tensions in Britain, leading some ethnic minorities to feel increasingly unsafe. While rare, these events are being amplified by right-wing groups, tapping into concerns about national identity and immigration. Attitudes towards immigration have hardened, with reports of rising racist incidents across…

The Guardian - UK

‘Commanding heights of the economy’: the postwar blueprint that inspires Burnham

In the second of a series on nationalisation, we look at the lessons from Clement Attlee’s administration

The Guardian - UK

Want to know what Andy Burnham would do in government? Take a look at his past

His plan for the country is still vague, but there are clues to what he thinks, on topics from inheritance tax to welfare and social care, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK

‘Am I losing this battle? Yes’: Martin Lewis on the online scams that steal his identity – and others’ life savings

Trusted by millions, the finance expert has seen his name and face used to mis-sell a string of fake investments. And yet, he says, it would be ‘very simple’ for the government to stop them

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

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