“The deterrent is already having an impact because people are worried about coming here”
The Prime Minister dismissed claims from Labour that his dramatic pledge to spend an extra £75 billion on defence by the end of the decade was not fully funded.
The prime minister says it "underscores" the importance of his plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.
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Armenian government indicates that while preliminary approaches had come from London, it is unlikely such an agreement would be accepted and no ‘substantive negotiations’ have taken place
PM pledges to put arms industry on ‘war footing’ with plan to raise defence budget to £87bn a year by 2030Britain will boost its defence spending to 2.5% of national output by the end of the decade as Rishi Sunak pledged to put the UK’s arms industry on a “war footing” in response to global threats.The prime minister’s plan, which he said would help the UK deal with an “increasingly dangerous” world, would steadily increase defence spending to £87bn a year by 2030. Continue reading
The prime minister and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer clash over ex PM at Prime Minister's Questions.
The MoD says the RAF will repel "any airborne attacks within range" of its jets in the Middle East.
But the prime minister says Sir Mark Rowley still needs to rebuild the
Defence secretary says MPs must give the Rishi Sunak space
The PM says billions of extra spending will put the UK's defence industry on a "war footing".
PM pledges equipment including 400 vehicles, 1,600 weapons and 4m rounds of ammunition, plus £500m in fundingRishi Sunak has promised the UK’s largest ever military support package for Ukraine as he warned that Vladimir Putin would “not stop at the Polish border” if Russia won the war.The prime minister will visit Poland on Tuesday to discuss European security and the threat from Russia with the Polish leader, Donald Tusk, and the Nato secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg, before travelling to...