Britain should double its defence spending to respond to global threats, a former UK defence chief has suggested. Lord Stirrup, who served as head of the Armed Forces between 2006 and 2010, said the ...

However, this only represents Ministry of Defence (MOD) spending. When comparing the UK’s defence spending with other countries, a more common measure is ‘NATO-qualified defence expenditure’, which, ...

Sir Keir Starmer announced the biggest sustained boost in UK defence spending since the end of the Cold War as he prepared for crunch talks with Donald Trump in Washington. The prime minister told MPs ...

British prime minister Keir Starmer’s announcement comes prior to his trip to the United States later this week. In this video grab taken from footage broadcast by the UK Parliamentary Recording ...

A combination of factors has left the UK defence budget seriously out of balance. Key decisions on priorities will therefore need to be taken well before the Strategic Defence Review process concludes ...

Britain should double its defence spending to respond to global threats, a former UK defence chief has suggested. Lord Stirrup, who served as head of the Armed Forces between 2006 and 2010 ...

Former head of the Armed Forces Lord Stirrup is calling for rapidly increased defence spending (House of Lords/UK Parliament/PA) Britain should double its defence spending to respond to global ...