83 m. ago Angela Rayner's planning reforms will cover Britain in 'soulless settlements' of ugly houses, Tories warn as Starmer vows to use AI to speed up building

Shadow Housing Secretary Kevin Hollinrake warned that measures being championed by Angela Rayner would lead to increased urban sprawl of concrete houses.

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49 h. ago Russia is already at war with Britain and we can no longer rely on Trump, defence adviser warns

‘Russia is at war with us’, one of the authors of Sir Keir Starmer’s flagship strategic defence review has warned

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3 d. ago US warns Starmer it is 'important' UK hits new Nato target for spending 3.5% of GDP on defence as Labour struggles to balance the books

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered the message as he met ministers from the military alliance in Brussels.

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4 d. ago Martin Lewis’s charity warns Starmer’s PIP disability cuts will be ‘catastrophic’

Martin Lewis’ charity Money and Mental Health Policy Institute has revealed research on the impact of changes to PIP as it calls on the government to drop the plans

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5 d. ago Police chiefs and Government watchdogs write to PM in warning over funding cuts

In a letter to Sir Keir Starmer, Sir Mark Rowley warned that cuts to police budgets will have ‘far-reaching consequences’, it has been reported.

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5 d. ago Police warn Starmer of ‘stark choices’ on investigating crimes if faced with cuts under spending review

Met Police chief Sir Mark Rowley among senior police officers who reportedly issued direct warning in letter to prime minister ahead of spending review

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6 d. ago Russia threatens UK with nuclear apocalypse after Keir Starmer's defence warning

Kremlin propagandists Vladdimir Solovyov threatened Brits with "painful" radiation deaths and urged Welsh and Scottish people to declare independence from London before it was too late

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6 d. ago Defending Britain with the magic money tree? Starmer warned he faces hiking taxes to get the country 'war

Keir Starmer has heralded a strategic review of the UK's military, promising investment in new submarines, munitions and personnel.

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6 d. ago Starmer warned of need for ‘chunky tax rises’ to pay for new military spending

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he was ‘100% confident’ cash would be available for all plans laid out in the new strategic defence review.

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7 d. ago Starmer issues warning after record number of small boat channel crossings in one day

Sir Keir Starmer has reiterated that‘‘nobody should be crossing the channel”, a day after a record number of migrants made the journey.

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7 d. ago Strategic defence review live: Starmer warns of Russia threat as he launches plan to ready UK for war

Britain ‘cannot ignore the threat’ of Russia, PM warns

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7 d. ago Keir Starmer warns of 'moment of danger and threat' in major defence speech

Speaking in Scotland, Keir Starmer said it is crucial that the UK is ready for war amid growing threats from Russia - branding it a 'moment of danger and threat'

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7 d. ago Watch live: Starmer launches plan to ready UK for war as he warns of Russia threat

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer launches the landmark Strategic Defence Review in Glasgow, unveiling new measures as the country moves to “warfighting readiness”.

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7 d. ago UK must change approach to defence in an insecure world, Starmer warns

The Prime Minister could not say when his aim of raising defence spending to 3% of the UK’s economic output would be realised.

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7 d. ago Keir Starmer to give major defence speech TODAY and warns world is in 'new era'

Keir Starmer said Russia is not serious about peace and the UK has to be ready as he warned the world has entered a new era

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7 d. ago UK politics live: Britain must be ready to fight war in Europe, Starmer’s strategic defence review to warn

PM to announce measures in long-awaited strategic defence review

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8 d. ago Britain faces attacks from Russia ‘daily’, minister warns ahead of Starmer’s defence review

Defence secretary John Healey admits the size of the army will not start to grow until at least 2029 as he appears to confirm Labour want to buy fighter jets capable of firing tactical nuclear weapons

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9 d. ago Union boss warns Starmer over ‘echoing the right’ on immigration

TUC general secretary Paul Nowak is calling on the left to reclaim the progressive case for a controlled migration policy

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9 d. ago Drones, AI and new technology will dramatically change nature of war, UK defence review to warn

MoD document expected to highlight dangers posed by Russia and China, and shortfall in UK troop numbersBritain is facing “a new era of threat” with drones, artificial intelligence and other technologies changing the nature of warfare more fundamentally than at any other point in history, the government’s strategic defence review is expected to conclude on Monday.The 130-page document written by three advisers to the prime minister, Keir Starmer, will warn of the “immediate and pressing” danger posed by Russia and is expected to try to draw heavily on lessons learned from the war in Ukraine. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago ‘New era of threat’ amid changing face of war, UK defence review to warn

MoD document expected to highlight dangers posed by Russia and China, and shortfall in UK troop numbersBritain is facing “a new era of threat” with drones, artificial intelligence and other technologies changing the nature of warfare more fundamentally than at any other point in history, the government’s strategic defence review is expected to conclude on Monday.The 130-page document written by three advisers to the prime minister, Keir Starmer, will warn of the “immediate and pressing” danger posed by Russia and is expected to try to draw heavily on lessons learned from the war in Ukraine. Continue reading...

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