Keir Starmer dodged demands for a cast-iron commitment to spend 3 per cent of GDP on defence today as he unveils a push to get Britain 'war-ready'. The PM is heralding a strategic review of the UK's military, promising investment in new submarines, munitions and personnel. He has warned that the mo»»»

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has warned the United Kingdom must be prepared to confront and defeat hostile states with modern military capabilities, as his government unveils a 1.5-billion-pound (about $2bn) plan to build at least six new weapons and explosives factories. “We are being directly thre»»»