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 deterrent is already having an impact because people are worried about coming here”
The UK Prime Minister condemned 'in the strongest terms' Iran's 'reckless' attack as he vowed to 'continue to stand up for Israel's security and that of all our regional partners'.
The prime minister will speak to Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss how to prevent escalation.
Rishi Sunak will urge Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu to show restraint in response to Iran’s missile attack.
The prime minister says it "underscores" the importance of his plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.
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
"It's kind of an escalation in that we're seeing more than just data collection, surveillance and intelligence gathering," Mikko Hyppönen says.
The prime minister and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer clash over ex PM at Prime Minister's Questions.
British PM says he will speak to Netanyahu to express solidarity and discuss how further escalation can be avoidedUK general election opinion poll tracker: Labour leading as election loomsDavid Cameron ruled out trying to become PM again in an interview this morning. (See 9.30am.) But Liz Truss has not done so. In an interview with LBC’s Iain Dale, being broadcast tonight, she did not entirely dismiss the possibility. This is from LBC’s Henry Riley.Truss is giving interviews to publicise her...
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