Keir Starmer vows to make Britain ‘battle-ready’ as he unveils defence spending plans PM promises to spend billions more on weapons factories, drones and submarines but refuses to set date for spending 3% of GDP on defence

After years of #Russian friendly #ToryGovernment cuts depleted Britain's #ArmedForces. #keir_Starmer isright to increase defense spending but wrong to do at the expense of
#pensioners & the #sick&disabled.
It's time the #taxdodgingwealthiest
paid their way.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Keir Starmer vows to make Britain ‘battle-ready’ as he unveils defence spending plans PM promises to spend billions more on weapons factories, drones and submarines but refuses to set date for spending 3% of GDP on defence

After years of #Russian friendly #ToryGovernment cuts depleted Britain's #ArmedForces. #Starmer is right to increase defense spending but wrong to do at the expense of #pensioners & the #sick&disabled. It's time the #taxdodgingwealthiest paid their way.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...