Committee cites shortfalls of submarines and warships and says ‘dramatic progress’ needed by end of decadeBritain risks failing to deter future Russian aggression in the high north beyond the UK because of shortfalls in the...
Read MoreRupert Lowe says no talks have taken place after the Reform UK leader said he was ‘open to conversation’ on some sort of electoral dealZia Yusuf said under the plan Reform will create an “integrated surveillance command”, which...
Read MoreNigel Farage said his party would send the military to the Channel to intercept and return dinghies carrying migrants to FranceThe Reform leader, Nigel Farage, whose summer has been dominated by the Guardian’s disclosure of a...
Read MoreRupert Lowe says no talks have taken place after the Reform UK leader said he was ‘open to conversation’ on some sort of electoral dealZia Yusuf said under the plan Reform will create an “integrated surveillance command”, which...
Read MoreLabour say plan is a ‘desperate attempt to distract from sleaze’ while a retired commander says it ‘lacks substance’Zia Yusuf, Reform’s home affairs spokesperson, described how successive governments failed to bring down the...
Read MoreRetired commander says policy lacks substance as party accused of trying to distract from Nigel Farage’s scandalsUK politics live – latest updatesA Reform UK proposal to use the military to stop small boats bringing migrants to...
Read MoreLabour say plan is a ‘desperate attempt to distract from sleaze’ while a retired commander says it ‘lacks substance’The leader of Restore Britain, Rupert Lowe, told the Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, that if he was “prepared to...
Read MoreDan Jarvis persuaded Rachel Reeves to reduce £18bn funding gap that led to predecessor resigningThe new defence secretary has secured an extra £1.5bn to the UK’s long-delayed defence investment plan, with the bulk of that to be...
Read MoreBabcock reports underlying operating profits down 19%, with frigate-building programme making a lossBusiness live – latest updatesOne of the UK’s biggest defence contractors has blamed Brexit and Covid among a catalogue of...
Read MoreNo formal warning issued to captains or ship owners, but industry body says they are exercising greater vigilanceBritish officials believe Russia will try to retaliate for the Royal Marines’ seizure of the oil tanker Smyrtos,...
Read MoreProposal at heart of offer made during a 30-country two-day meeting jointly organised by FranceMiddle East crisis – live updatesBritain is prepared to deploy a squadron of RAF Typhoons based in Qatar to patrol over the strait of...
Read MoreChancellor ‘frustrated and angry’ at the effect on UK firms and families and says US went into war without a clear exit plan Q: Why are you calling for an inquiry into Nigel Farage’s investment in a bitcoin firm?Davey said that,...
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