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Defence spending numbers defended by Starmer amid ‘silly games’ criticism

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch pressed the Prime Minister in the Commons over the spending increase and his plan for Ukraine.

Evening Standard

Europe cannot sustain 100,000-strong Ukraine peacekeeping force, former British army chief warns

General Lord Richards called for Nato countries to be ‘very grown up’ and ‘live within what is physically and militarily possible’

The Independent UK

Starmer accused of fiddling the figures on defence spend increase

The defence secretary admitted Sir Keir’s figures were misleading as the Tories demand Labour to be ‘straight about the facts’

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Defence Secretary declines to say whether spending increase includes Chagos cash

A figure for the value of the deal has not been disclosed, but it has been reported at a cost of £90 million per year.

Evening Standard

Starmer refuses to rule out defence budget being used to fund Chagos Islands deal – as it happened

PM fields questions on his announcement that the UK will raise defence spending and cut the foreign aid budget

The Guardian - UK

Healey suggests defence spending increase ‘something over £6bn’, not £13.4bn

It comes after the PM told the Commons: ‘Let me spell it out, that means spending £13.4 billion more on defence every year from 2027.’

Evening Standard

Foreign aid minister quits over cuts to her budget in fresh blow for Starmer - live

Anneliese Dodds warns it will be impossible to continue supporting Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan

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UK bans Kremlin-linked elites in bid to pile pressure on Putin

The home secretary will on Monday warn Kremlin-linked elites pose a ‘real and present danger to our way of life’ and outline plans to ban them from the UK

The Independent UK

Bully Trump tries to gag Zelensky: ‘Tone it down and take my deal’

Trump’s security adviser tells Ukrainian leader to tone down his criticism – after a raft of insults

The Independent UK

Don’t be fooled by Putin’s ‘imperialism dressed up as realpolitik’, Lammy warns

Foreign secretary’s speech comes as UK continues to tread fine diplomatic line between supporting Ukraine and not offending Trump

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Farage dissents from Trump’s Zelenskyy ‘dictator’ claim

Reform leader contradicts Trump rant, saying ‘you shouldn’t always take things Donald Trump says absolutely literally’

The Guardian - UK

Reeves ‘absolutely committed’ to spending 2.5% of GDP on defence

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said an increase in spending in line with what Labour promised in its manifesto will be done ‘in the proper way’.

Evening Standard

UK defence secretary compares Zelensky to Churchill in response to Trump’s dictator attack

UK defence secretary John Healey compared Volodymyr to Winston Churchill after Donald Trump claimed that the Ukrainian leader was a “dictator”.

The Independent UK

Healey compares Zelensky to Churchill with no wartime elections

John Healey said that he had seen Mr Zelensky’s ‘commitment to his country’.

Evening Standard

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New defence agreement between Norway and UK to protect critical infrastructure from Russian attack

Defence Secretary John Healey said Norway and the UK as ‘two European nations, we will step up our support for Ukraine’

The Independent UK

Watch: UK defence secretary John Healey holds press conference after Trump’s Zelensky row

Watch as UK defence secretary John Healey held a press conference on Thursday (20 February) following Donald Trump’s false claims labelling Volodymyr Zelensky a “dictator”.

The Independent UK

UK and Norway begin talks on new defence agreement

Defence Secretary John Healey and his counterpart, Tore Sandvik, met at the Norwegian Joint Headquarters near Bodo.

Evening Standard

Briton running Ukraine drone factory says fight continues regardless of talks

Richard Woodruff has been volunteering in Lviv in Ukraine since June 2022.

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Evening Standard

Badenoch and Davey hit out at Trump’s claim Zelensky is a ‘dictator’

Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky have engaged in a war of words since the US began talks with Russia on ending the war without Ukraine.

Evening Standard

Healey warns against ‘jeopardising the peace by forgetting about the war’

Defence Secretary John Healey visited what he called ‘Nato’s front line’ in the Finnmark region of Norway on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

‘Maximum pressure’ on Putin urged amid war of words between Trump and Zelensky

Donald Trump called Volodymyr Zelensky a ‘dictator’ who ‘refuses to have elections’.

Evening Standard

We must not jeopardise peace, Healey says after Trump blames Ukraine for war

The Defence Secretary urged allies to put ‘maximum pressure’ on Vladimir Putin.

Evening Standard

Zelensky says Trump in ‘disinformation space’ after claim that Kyiv started war

The US president also said he was ‘disappointed’ that the Ukrainian leader had complained about being left out of talks.

Evening Standard

Minister says UK will ‘play part’ in Ukraine security as Trump blames Kyiv

Dame Diana Johnson said the UK has a ‘vested interest’ in ensuring that the country is involved in talks over its future.

Evening Standard

Defence Secretary to meet Norwegian counterpart amid security turmoil in Europe

John Healey’s trip comes amid American calls for Nato allies to ramp up defence spending.

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