£5bn for UK defence to pay for nuclear and munitions piles
The 2023 Integrated Review Refresh will be followed by the Defence Command Paper outlining the finer details of the increased investment.
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Politics Rishi Sunak pledges £5bn for defence as UK faces a 'volatile' world
The funding is only around half of what Defence Secretary Ben Wallace had reportedly demanded as the military budgets are squeezed.
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Tri-Service Hollowing out: What the term means to Armed Forces as Britain faces a '1930s' moment over defence budget
Richard Barrons says the military needs billions of pounds to stop what is been dubbed the 'hollowing out' of Britain's Armed Forces.
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News UK must learn from Ukraine war and boost land warfare strength, Ellwood says
The review, just two years after the most recent Integrated Review, is an opportunity for Government to set out its economic and policy ...
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Families Military widows feel overlooked and let down, report says
Some participants who lost their husbands to illness or suicide reported feeling less worthy than those whose husbands died in combat.
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Veterans New Women Veterans' Strategy to aid former female service personnel
The Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Johnny Mercer said, "it’s vital that we listen to women veterans".
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Veterans Government launches review into its own veterans welfare services
Veterans UK and veterans support services in other Government departments are set to be scrutinised.
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Politics It is 'not credible' to say money has not been put into defence, Johnny Mercer says
The Minister for Veterans' Affairs told LBC that he does not 'buy into the narrative of running down defence'.
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UK MOD chiefs play down spring budget significance over defence spending review
Civil servants from the MOD were pressed about budgetary pressures on the department during an appearance before MPs on Tuesday.
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Tri-Service 'Peacetime' defence budget not fit for new era of insecurity, Tobias Ellwood warns
The Tory MP warned that stockpiles of ammunition were running low, the Army had too few tanks and the Royal Navy was short of ships.
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Aircraft RAF C-130 Hercules aircraft leaves UK to provide support to earthquake-hit Turkey
More than 21,000 people have died in Turkey and Syria following the earthquakes on Monday.
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Tri-Service RAF to fly casualties around Turkey as UK increases support after earthquake
The aid comes after more than 21,000 were killed in an earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria.
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Afghanistan 'Open and honest' review of UK Afghanistan involvement required, MPs say
Committee chairman Tobias Ellwood called the withdrawal, which came as Kabul fell to the Taliban, a "dark chapter in UK military history".
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UK Labour defence chief questions using UK's 'scarce resources' in Indo-Pacific
John Healey said "Britain's security strategy must be 'Nato first'", shifting away from the 'Indo-Pacific' tilt outlined by Boris Johnson.
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Feature The Goldfish Club: The exclusive military society that you cannot buy your way into
The only way in is by crash-landing your aircraft into water and living to tell the tale.
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UK Military personnel on hand to cover striking NHS workers
Healthcare workers walked out in the biggest day of industrial action to hit the healthcare sector in the current pay dispute.