Starmer promises to make the UK ‘battle ready’

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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer pledges to make the UK ‘battle ready” as he announces plans for new investment in defence. Speaking to workers in Glasgow, Scotland, Starmer says, “what you’ve delivered is a blueprint to make Britain safer and stronger – a battle ready armour-clad nation with the strongest alliances”.      Report by Ajagbef. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00And that's why I place national security at the heart of our plan for change.

00:06That's why I launched this strategic defence review within days of becoming Prime Minister.

00:12And now it has delivered. What you've delivered is a blueprint to make Britain safer and stronger.

00:21A battle-ready, armour-clad nation with the strongest alliances and the most advanced

00:27capabilities equipped for the decades to come. And we have already acted, announcing the largest

00:35sustained increase in defence spending since the end of the Cold War, raising it to 2.5% of GDP

00:42by 2027, setting the ambition to hit 3% in the next parliament, subject to economic and fiscal conditions.

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