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UK defence spending is about to boom – can British firms step up?

Keir Starmer plans to build up UK military, but domestic companies could lose out if it is forced to turn to US weapons instead

The Guardian - UK

PM hails defence sector as offering ‘next generation of secure, well-paid jobs’

Sir Keir Starmer met small and medium enterprises in the defence sector, apprentices and students at a careers fair on Monday.

Evening Standard

UK plays down French ‘one-month truce’ proposal for Ukraine

Armed forces minister Luke Pollard said various options are on the table but insisted no plan has been agreed.

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Increased defence spending to see small businesses offered new contracts hub by ministers

Up to 12,000 SMEs could be supported by the plans, it is claimed

The Independent UK

Healey reiterates ‘unwavering support’ in meeting with Ukrainian counterpart

The pair discussed additional military support.

Evening Standard

Fact check: Government plans will see defence spending hit 2.5% of GDP

It is unclear what the Prime Minister is using to claim that the increase would be £13.4 billion per year.

Evening Standard

Richard Madeley Shuts Down GMB Over Disturbing Donald Trump Video That Left Viewers Stunned

Richard Madeley Shuts Down GMB Over Shocking Donald Trump Video That Left Viewers Stunned

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Russia accuses UK and France of ‘heating up’ Ukraine war amid defence push

The accusation comes as the Prime Minister flies to the US to meet Donald Trump after promising a dramatic increase in defence spending.

Evening Standard

Starmer declines to say whether defence spending increase includes Chagos cash

The Prime Minister described the deal being negotiated with Mauritius as ‘extremely important for our security’.

Evening Standard

Defence spending numbers defended by Starmer amid ‘silly games’ criticism

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch pressed the Prime Minister in the Commons over the spending increase and his plan for Ukraine.

Evening Standard

Europe cannot sustain 100,000-strong Ukraine peacekeeping force, former British army chief warns

General Lord Richards called for Nato countries to be ‘very grown up’ and ‘live within what is physically and militarily possible’

The Independent UK

Starmer accused of fiddling the figures on defence spend increase

The defence secretary admitted Sir Keir’s figures were misleading as the Tories demand Labour to be ‘straight about the facts’

The Independent UK

Defence Secretary declines to say whether spending increase includes Chagos cash

A figure for the value of the deal has not been disclosed, but it has been reported at a cost of £90 million per year.

Evening Standard

Starmer refuses to rule out defence budget being used to fund Chagos Islands deal – as it happened

PM fields questions on his announcement that the UK will raise defence spending and cut the foreign aid budget

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Evening Standard

Healey suggests defence spending increase ‘something over £6bn’, not £13.4bn

It comes after the PM told the Commons: ‘Let me spell it out, that means spending £13.4 billion more on defence every year from 2027.’

The Independent UK

Foreign aid minister quits over cuts to her budget in fresh blow for Starmer - live

Anneliese Dodds warns it will be impossible to continue supporting Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan

The Independent UK

UK bans Kremlin-linked elites in bid to pile pressure on Putin

The home secretary will on Monday warn Kremlin-linked elites pose a ‘real and present danger to our way of life’ and outline plans to ban them from the UK

The Independent UK

Bully Trump tries to gag Zelensky: ‘Tone it down and take my deal’

Trump’s security adviser tells Ukrainian leader to tone down his criticism – after a raft of insults

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The Guardian - UK

Don’t be fooled by Putin’s ‘imperialism dressed up as realpolitik’, Lammy warns

Foreign secretary’s speech comes as UK continues to tread fine diplomatic line between supporting Ukraine and not offending Trump

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Farage dissents from Trump’s Zelenskyy ‘dictator’ claim

Reform leader contradicts Trump rant, saying ‘you shouldn’t always take things Donald Trump says absolutely literally’

Evening Standard

Reeves ‘absolutely committed’ to spending 2.5% of GDP on defence

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said an increase in spending in line with what Labour promised in its manifesto will be done ‘in the proper way’.

The Independent UK

UK defence secretary compares Zelensky to Churchill in response to Trump’s dictator attack

UK defence secretary John Healey compared Volodymyr to Winston Churchill after Donald Trump claimed that the Ukrainian leader was a “dictator”.

Evening Standard

Healey compares Zelensky to Churchill with no wartime elections

John Healey said that he had seen Mr Zelensky’s ‘commitment to his country’.

Evening Standard

New defence agreement between Norway and UK to protect critical infrastructure from Russian attack

Defence Secretary John Healey said Norway and the UK as ‘two European nations, we will step up our support for Ukraine’

The Independent UK

Watch: UK defence secretary John Healey holds press conference after Trump’s Zelensky row

Watch as UK defence secretary John Healey held a press conference on Thursday (20 February) following Donald Trump’s false claims labelling Volodymyr Zelensky a “dictator”.

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