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UK 'moving at glacial pace' on national plan for defending foreign attack, say MPs
MPs warn UK lacks a homeland defence plan amid rising threats from Russia, urging urgent action despite plans for six new munitions factories and 1,000 jobs by 2029.
- In a London speech, Defence Secretary John Healey will say the Government committed to build at least six new munitions and energetics factories before the next election, creating at least 1,000 new jobs.
- MPs warned the UK lacks a plan to defend the homeland and overseas territories, urging clearer public information as the Commons Defence Committee said the UK may struggle to meet NATO obligations after Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine.
- The MoD has funded feasibility studies for new energetics factories to produce explosives, pyrotechnics and propellants, with potential sites including Grangemouth, Teesside and Milford Haven, and two drone factories opening this week in Plymouth and Swindon.
- Mr Healey framed the initiative as a defence dividend in the `new era of threat` that will create jobs and skills, adding Chancellor Rachel Reeves will guard against ‘hollowed out and underfunded’ forces at next week’s Budget.
- At least 13 sites have been identified, with the first plant expected next year, as Sir Keir Starmer discussed defence in Berlin amid ongoing negotiations over the 150 billion euro European defence fund and a 5 billion demand from France.
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'Wake up!' Grim report finds Britain 'has NO plan to defend itself from armed attack'
Britain is not prepared to defend itself from an attack, a major new report has warned. The Commons Defence Committee has concluded that the Government is moving at a "glacial" speed in response to the threats of Russia and China. The 11-month-long inquiry said that Britain was struggling to meet its defence obligations under Nato Article 3, which requires member states to “maintain and develop individual and collective capacity to resist armed …
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right2Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Left
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- 46% of the sources lean Left
46% Left
L 46%
C 36%
R 18%
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