Starmer: UK must 'prepare' for war
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK had to be prepared for war to be able to deter potential enemies as he unveiled the goverment's £15 billion defence investment plan. [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe] Starmer acknowledged some other areas of government spending would be slashed to fund defence, with road and energy projects scrapped to pay for the military. The plan includes £5 billion to boost the use of drones and the navy using artificial intelligence and self-controlled vessels. ------- Get more news at our site - https://www.channel4.com/news/ Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe Follow us: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@c4news Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/channel4news/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Channel4News Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Channel4News/
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