This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereThe rightwing historian Niall Ferguson is in the audience for Badenoch’s speech, according to James Heale from the Spectator.Niall Ferguson spotted at Kemi...
Read MorePM confirms rise in military spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 – three years earlier than plannedUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has announced drastic cuts to Britain’s international aid budget to...
Read MoreExclusive: PM expected to confirm boost in military spending to at least 2.5% of GDP by 2030UK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer is planning drastic cuts to Britain’s international aid budget to help pay for...
Read MoreBridget Phillipson calls 2.5% target ‘ambitious’ days before PM meets with Donald Trump in WashingtonKeir Starmer is unlikely to set out a plan for when the UK will increase its defence spending to 2.5% of GDP this...
Read MoreThere is political agreement that Britain and Europe need to increase military spending. But in straitened times, how can it be done?Can Britain increase defence spending without cuts elsewhere?Rachel Reeves is constrained by...
Read MoreEmilli Beck says army failed to protect her sibling and she would not advise other young women to enlistThe older sister of Gnr Jaysley Beck, the 19-year-old soldier who killed herself after allegedly being sexually assaulted...
Read MoreCivil servant Josie Stewart found to have been unlawfully dismissed in 2022 after she told BBC about failuresA civil servant who blew the whistle about the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan and Boris Johnson’s...
Read MoreIt is understood to be the first time the PM has been explicit about sending British peacekeepers to UkraineKeir Starmer has said he is prepared to put British troops on the ground in Ukraine if there is a deal to end the war...
Read MoreGen Lord Richard Dannatt warns strategic review risks being ‘hollow’ and a ‘failure’ if spending is not increasedKeir Starmer will be consigned to the “bin of history” if he fails to raise...
Read MoreExclusive: Armour was supposed to be replaced in 2023 but that was delayed by four years under previous governmentMinisters have issued an emergency recall of 120,000 body armour plates used by the British military, amid...
Read MoreHearing likely in May, seven months after government decided to carve out jet parts from arms export banMiddle East crisis – live updatesA high court judge has ruled a judicial review must be quickly heard on government...
Read MoreSpokesperson denies decision to change name to HMS Achilles was made to avoid upsetting the FrenchUK politics live – latest updatesDowning Street has defended the government’s decision to change the name of a new...
Read More
NHS staff fear power grab by health department as
Cottrell, who served eight months for fraud, paid £15,000
Announcement prompts concerns that PM is pandering to US
EHCR raises issues from tribunal brought by nurse who
This blog is now closed, you can read more
Head of lobbying firm Blakeney says industry concerned about
PM confirms rise in military spending to 2.5% of
The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to
{authorlink}
Keir Starmer says now is the time to deepen