Starmer Orders Defence Review to Prepare Britain for ‘Dangerous World’
Published on July 16, 2024
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has ordered a strategic defence which will look at how to strengthen the armed forces and the UK’s nuclear and cyber capabilities in what he described as a “more dangerous world.” Lord Robertson of Port Ellen—a former NATO secretary general who was defence secretary under former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair—has been chosen to lead the review, which is expected to report its findings early in 2025. Sir Keir has promised to earmark 2.5 percent of Britain’s GDP on defence and he wants the review to signpost how this would be achieved over the next five years....