Defence policy

UK calls for extra vigilance on China ahead of Nato summit
Boris Johnson and Liz Truss among those saying Ukraine war highlights potential Chinese threat to Taiwan
Peter Walker Political correspondent
28, Jun, 2022 @6:25 PM

Boris Johnson seeks to defuse row over abandoning defence spending pledge
PM insists manifesto promise of above-inflation increase will be kept despite Downing Street ‘reality check’ briefing
Peter Walker and Dan Sabbagh in Madrid
28, Jun, 2022 @6:24 PM

Ben Wallace ‘wants defence budget lifted to 2.5% of GDP by 2028’
Defence secretary’s leaked letter to PM warns of shortfalls in military personnel and long-range rocket artillery
Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor
28, Jun, 2022 @9:16 AM

Takeover of UK defence supplier Ultra Electronics set to be approved
Sonar and radio comms maker expected to be sold to Cobham, owned by private equity firm Advent, in £2.6bn deal
Jasper Jolly
23, Jun, 2022 @10:19 PM

Bruce Kent: tributes paid as peace campaigner dies aged 92
The former general secretary of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and retired priest died after a short illness
Nadeem Badshah
09, Jun, 2022 @5:22 PM

Ministry of Defence contractors ‘drop standards’ to boost profits, MPs warn
Highly critical committee report says MoD should consider retaining firefighting and ancillary services in house
Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor
26, May, 2022 @5:00 AM

Boris Johnson uses Ukraine crisis to launch a British comeback in Europe | Simon Tisdall
UK’s revival of old alliances in eastern Europe and Scandinavia to help deter Russia fuels new tensions with the EU as Northern Ireland row looms
Simon Tisdall
15, May, 2022 @6:00 AM

Tory MP says no massive need for food banks in UK and real problem is people’s cooking skills – as it happened
Latest updates: Conservative Lee Anderson says people just need to be shown how to cook nutritious meals that cost less
Christy Cooney (now); Andrew Sparrow (earlier)
11, May, 2022 @8:33 PM

‘Ukraine will be free,’ Boris Johnson tells country’s parliament
There should be no peace settlement imposed against the will of Ukrainian people, PM tells Verkhovna Rada
Jessica Elgot Chief political correspondent
03, May, 2022 @1:12 PM

UK inquiry ‘to establish whether British components used in Russian weapons’
Reported investigation into use in Ukraine despite ban on direct sale of arms and dual-use components follows thinktank findings
Haroon Siddique
02, May, 2022 @8:27 PM

Raab under pressure over lack of action on cost of living crisis
Deputy PM says cabinet still working through ideas, while not dismissing call for higher defence spending
Rowena Mason Deputy political editor
27, Apr, 2022 @8:57 AM

Minister backs Ukraine carrying out Russia strikes with British weapons
James Heappey says it is ‘completely legitimate’ for Kyiv to identify targets in Russia to disrupt attacks
Jessica Elgot Chief political correspondent
26, Apr, 2022 @3:37 PM
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