UK needs to ‘wake up’ to daily Russian attacks, say Starmer’s military advisers IN FULL The Independent UK · Jul 7
UK ‘under daily attack’ from Russia and needs to ‘wake up’ to threats, Starmer’s military adviser warns Controversial delays to UK’s defence investment plan have been ‘profoundly dangerous’, MPs told, as prime minister braces for confrontation with Donald Trump at Nato summit The Independent UK · Jul 7
Keir Starmer says £15bn defence investment plan will prepare UK for war The long-awaited investment package is partly funded by cuts to road and energy schemes. Evening Standard · Jun 30
Defence funding plan not enough to protect country, says military expert The long-awaited defence investment plan will be published on Tuesday. Evening Standard · Jun 30
Starmer’s defence plan not enough to defend Britain, warns top general General Sir Richard Barrons stated Sir Keir Starmer’s defence plan ‘is not going to crack the issue’ The Independent UK · Jun 30
‘Bizarre’ lack of urgency in putting UK on war footing, says defence review co-author Exclusive: Fiona Hill, a former White House chief adviser, joins ex-Nato chief in criticising Starmer’s leadership on defence UK politics live – latest updates The Guardian - UK · Apr 14
Reeves condemns Trump’s decision to launch war against Iran as ‘folly’– as it happened Chancellor ‘frustrated and angry’ at the effect on UK firms and families and says US went into war without a clear exit plan The Guardian - UK · Apr 14
British army so depleted it could only ‘seize a small market town on a good day’ warns former general General Sir Richard Barrons warns that the British Army's current capabilities are limited Evening Standard · Mar 25
British army so depleted it could only ‘seize a small market town on a good day’ General Sir Richard Barrons issues stark assessment amid concerns over UK’s lack of preparedness for war The Independent UK · Mar 25
UK fury over Iran’s ‘reckless attacks’ after US-UK Diego Garcia military base targeted Kemi Badenoch said the UK was being ‘dragged into’ the Iran conflict and called the prime minister to ‘immediately come clean about the details of this latest attack on British troops’ The Independent UK · Mar 21
UK should work with Nato on new missile defence system to counter Russia, experts say After Russian drones entered Polish airspace, two authors of the UK strategic defence review said Europe would need to build up its defences The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2025
Russia is already at war with Britain and we can no longer rely on Trump, defence adviser warns ‘Russia is at war with us’, one of the authors of Sir Keir Starmer’s flagship strategic defence review has warned The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2025
Tuesday briefing: Is Britain’s move to ‘war-fighting’ readiness enough to ensure its security? In today’s newsletter: The problems and proposed solutions of a major new strategic defence review pitched as a blueprint to modernise the military The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2025
AI, drones and missile defence investment part of UK new defence plans The SDR marks the ‘most profound change for about 150 years in how you think about armies, navies and air force,’ one of the authors suggested. Evening Standard · Jun 2, 2025
The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2023 Military top brass turn on Suella Braverman over pro-Palestine march ban row Generals defend the right of pro-Palestinians to march today and urge the home secretary to back off – as 2,000 police form a ring of steel around the Cenotaph and Whitehall is braced for far-right groups
The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2023 ‘We can’t let him down’: Calls for action as Afghan war hero now faces homelessness Exclusive: Don’t allow pilot to fall into ‘tragic’ destitution, government warned, after The Independent’s campaign sees him win asylum
The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2023 Counteroffensive? Probing defenses? What's playing out on Ukraine's battlefields? While Kyiv is silent about the start of any counteroffensive, fighting is raging in several sections of the front line, signaling that the long-expected campaign could finally be getting underway
The Independent UK · Apr 22, 2023 A plea to Ben Wallace: It’s time to listen over Afghan war hero - as campaign grows Senior military figures and MPs are among the 50,000 people supporting The Independent’s petition
The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2023 From military chiefs to political leaders – all the people backing our campaign to support Afghan war heroes Senior military figures and MPs are among the 50,000 people supporting The Independent’s petition
Daily Mirror · Jan 6, 2023 Prince Harry's Taliban comments blasted by ex-Defence Sec as 'wrong on every level' Lord John Hutton, who was Defence Secretary under Gordon Brown, said admitting to killing 25 people was a 'very serious mistake' and 'it's just inappropriate and wrong'
The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022 Soldiers ‘fed up’ at plan to fill in for striking workers over Christmas, senior former commander warns ‘Troops are facing the same cost of living issues as everyone else,’ says General Sir Richard Barrons
Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 24, 2022 Where Ukraine War Stands after 6 Months When Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24 in an unprovoked act of aggression, many expected a quick victory. Six months later, the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II has turned into a grinding war of attrition. The Russian offensive has largely bogged down as…
The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022 EXPLAINER: Where Ukraine war stands after 6 months Six months ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine in an unprovoked act of aggression, starting the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II
The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2022 As Putin’s war spreads panic across Europe, Ukrainians must fear a stab in the back Locking up Putin is the only hope of a resolution. It’s a strategic aim the West should energetically pursueRussia-Ukraine war: latest updates
The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2022 Ukraine: head of occupied Zaporizhzhia plans referendum on joining Russia Pro-Russian head of administration signs decree to start preparations, as Moscow plans to annex seized territory