In comparison, the proposed increase in military spending, of £16 ($21) billion over a four-year period, would be on top of what is already one of the highest military budgets in the world. Contrary to the image we are often given of a depleted military that is supposedly dy...
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He said the deal to cede sovereignty over the archipelago to the Mauritian government secured the UK-US military base on Diego Garcia, and the UK was in talks with the new Mauritian leadership on moving forward with the agreement. ADVERTISEMENT ...
Equipment Delays Threatening UK Military Capability: Report More LONDON (Reuters) - The fighting capability of Britain's armed forces is being put at risk by delays in producing important new pieces of equipment, the government's spending watchdog warned on Wednesday. Delays have hit a wide r...
With the entry of this newfangled military pact, Asean nations are now caught in a quandary. The quest for a Zone of Peace, Freedom and Neutrality in South-east Asia (Zopfan) declared on Nov 27, 1971, when the world was in the midst of a Cold War between the US and its Western all...
Conservative Party, in theUnited Kingdom, apolitical partywhose guiding principles include the promotion of private property and enterprise, the maintenance of a strong military, and the preservation of traditional cultural values and institutions. SinceWorld War ItheConservativeParty and its principal op...
General Sir Patrick Sanders, head of the British Army, speaks at last year’s International Armoured Vehicles expo. Credit: Defence IQ/X. Should war break out with Russia, the UK public will be enlisted to fight because the country’s military numbers are too small, head of the British Arm...
LONDON (Reuters) - Ukraine's ambassador to Britain on Monday clarified earlier remarks about possibly dropping a bid for NATO membership, saying that the former Soviet republic would not be reconsidering its attempt to join the military alliance. Asked whether or not Ukraine might reconsider its am...
UK government spending ‘Social value’ could be given more weight in deciding UK state contracts New public procurement rules set to allow more social enterprises and small businesses to bid in process December 28 2024 UK politics Starmer must make 2025 ‘year of delivery’, says union boss ...
Increased military expenditure could be agreed at next year’s summit, intensifying pressure on national budgets Save December 5 2024 EU defence Europe races to set up €500bn defence fund Initiative is open to UK and would tap bond markets to boost spending for Trump’s White House return...