Starmer’s ‘corrosive complacency’ on defence has put UK in peril, says ex

George Robertson says Iran war should be wake-up call to address military underfunding in scathing remarksThe government has shown a “corrosive complacency towards defence” and put the UK in peril, according to a government adviser, in fierce criticism of Keir Starmer’s military policy.George Robertson, the former Nato secretary general and author of the government’s strategic defence review, believes Starmer is “not willing to make the necessary investment”, the Financial Times reported. Continue reading...


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