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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has promised to make Britain “battle-ready” as he unveiled a defence review designed to counter threats from countries such as Russia, which he warned directly threatened the UK every day.
Speaking from the BAE Systems shipyard at Govan, in Glasgow, the prime minister promised to spend billions more on weapons factories, drones and submarines – even if it meant raiding welfare or the aid budget once more to do so, The Guardian reported.
“The defence review]is a blueprint to make Britain safer and stronger, a battle-ready, armour-clad nation with the strongest alliances and the most advanced capabilities,” Starmer said.
The new defense spending plans include proposals for up to 12 new attack submarines, which the Ministry of Defense says will support 30,000 highly skilled jobs into the 2030s, alongside 30,000 apprenticeships and 14,000 graduate roles over the next decade.