Sir Keir Starmer did not reveal the full details of the Strategic Defence Review โ we are expecting the document to be published in full this afternoon, once the defence secretary has given a statement about it to the House of Commons.
But he did make a few key announcements.
He announced three โfundamental changesโ to the UKโs posture in order to create an army that is โ10 times more lethal by 2035โ:
- โMoving to war-fighting readiness as the central purpose of our armed forcesโ;
- โEverything we do will add to the strength of NATOโ, meaning the UKโs defence policy will โalways be NATO-firstโ;
- The UK will โinnovate and accelerate innovation at a wartime paceโ.
The PM also confirmed some details of what his government will do (much of which was already trailed in the newspapers):
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