2 h. ago What is Keir Starmer’s plan to boost UK defence spending and is it affordable?

Keir Starmer is expected to outline plans to hike Britain’s defence spending, The Independent looks at what has been said about the move

Politics

4 h. ago Tories suggest benefits should be slashed for those with 'anxiety' in order to boost defence spending

Ex-defence minister James Cartlidge, now shadow defence secretary, said there was a need for Britain to become 'more resilient' and invest greater sums in 'hard power'.

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5 h. ago Starmer backs Trump’s calls for Nato allies to boost defence spending in stirring speech ahead of US visit

Ahead of a meeting with the US president, Sir Keir Starmer said the UK and Europe ‘have to do more for our defence and security’

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54 h. ago UK ‘massively vulnerable’ to threat of Russia after decades of military cuts, ex

With Sir Keir Starmer under mounting pressure to boost the UK’s defence budget, General Sir Nick Carter said the UK’s ‘remarkably hollow’ Army would be unable to fend off Russia if it needed

Events

58 h. ago Pressure grows for Starmer to boost defence spending ahead of Trump showdown

PM travels to Washington next week as the only major UK party leader who has not backed calls to hike the defence budget to 2.5 per cent of Britain’s GDP by 2030

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3 d. ago Real Madrid v Manchester City: Champions League playoff round, second leg – live

Champions League, 8pm GMT kick-off (first leg: 3-2)Aston Villa v Liverpool: our Premier League liveblogLive scores | Read today’s Football Daily | Mail MichaelFor Real Madrid, there’s a big boost with the return of Antonio Rüdiger in central defence. The German hasn’t played in nearly three weeks, since the defeat to Espanyol on 1 February. I wonder how fit he is.Just as he did in Manchester, Dani Ceballos is selected in central midfield. Camavinga, Guler and Modric on the bench.Erling trained a bit yesterday but we spoke and he said he didn’t feel good. He is massively important to us but it is what it is. Hopefully we will stay in the game for many, many, many minutes. We know what we have to do in terms of courage. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Keir Starmer faces growing pressure to boost defence budget now to prepare British troops for Ukraine

The PM was warned that without hiking spending to at least 2.5 per cent of GDP within days, he risked failing to meet his promise that the UK will play a 'leading' role in keeping the peace in Ukraine.

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5 d. ago US ‘backstop’ vital to deter future Russian attacks on Ukraine, says Starmer

British prime minister says force would need protections such as air cover that only US can provide Keir Starmer has urged Donald Trump to provide a US “backstop” to a European peacekeeping force in Ukraine, saying it is the only way to deter Russia from attacking the country again.The UK prime minister’s appeal to Trump came after an emergency summit in Paris that heard widespread calls by European leaders for a large boost in defence spending. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Scottish MPs demand details after Sir Keir Starmer suggests sending troops to Ukraine

The Prime Minister has said the UK and Europe are facing a “generational challenge”

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6 d. ago Defence stocks boost European markets amid emergency talks over Ukraine war

BAE Systems, which makes weapons, military vehicles and aircraft, saw its share price jump by about 9% on Monday.

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6 d. ago Starmer ‘living in fantasy land’ and must boost defence spending, ex

After the prime minister confirmed he would be willing to put UK armed forces in harm’s way to defend the country, the former head of the army said the pledge ‘is going to come at a cost’

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6 d. ago European defence shares surge as investors bet on higher spending

Donald Trump has called on European governments to boost their defence budgets

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