US EditionBritish troops could join EU missions under Brexit defence pact: The Telegraph
- British troops could join European Union military and civilian missions under a new defence pact revealed on May 9, 2025.
- This development follows a leaked draft of a UK-EU security partnership outlining the UK’s potential participation in the EU’s SAFE fund and operations.
- The SAFE fund aims to raise at least €127 billion via the EU budget to finance arms procurement, with the UK government keen to join to benefit British arms firms.
- The classified draft indicates that Sir Keir Starmer will need to decide on a case-by-case basis whether to deploy British forces for both civilian and military engagements, contingent on an invitation from the EU.
- This possible cooperation suggests increased UK involvement in EU defence, with a UK-EU summit scheduled in London on May 19 to negotiate further details.
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Keir Starmer could send British troops on EU MISSIONS in return for Brexit defence pact as 'prerequisite for third country'
Politics LIVE: Keir Starmer could send British troops on EU MISSIONS in return for Brexit defence pact as 'prerequisite for third country' - British soldiers could be deployed on European Union military missions as part of joining the bloc's rearmament programme, costing £127billion
“Deploy UK Troops to Access EU Arms Spending”
British involvement in European Union-led armed forces looks more likely, as indicated by documents to be signed as part of Brussels’s programme of rearmament.Drafted for the London EU-UK summit on May 19th, the document states that Prime Minister Keir Starmer would be obliged to consider deploying British forces on both “civilian missions and military operations and missions, upon the invitation of the EU.”In return, UK-based defence industries…
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