Britain's Armed Forces are 'not ready to fight' says Defence Secretary John Healey as he suggests military has 'far deeper problems than we thought' after years of cuts
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Britain's Armed Forces are 'not ready to fight' says Defence Secretary John Healey as he suggests military has 'far deeper problems than we thought' after years of cuts

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Britain's Armed Forces are 'not ready to fight', the Defence Secretary has said in a bleak assessment of the state of the British military. John Healey said that the problems facing the Army, Navy and Air Force were 'far worse with far deeper problems than we thought' before Labour took power in the summer. Speaking to Politico's Power Play podcast after signing a defence agreement with Germany, Mr Healey said: 'The UK, in keeping with many other nations, has essentially become very skilled and ready to conduct military operations. The agreement is the latest sign of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's drive to 'reset' relations with the European Union's key players, with a wider UK-Germany treaty set to be signed next year.

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Nato chief warns West ‘not ready’ to deal with Russian threat
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Nato chief warns West ‘not ready’ to deal with Russian threat

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Government slashes £500m from defence as Storm Shadows hit Russia
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Government slashes £500m from defence as Storm Shadows hit Russia

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The Armed Forces will be hit by £500 million worth of cuts, the Defence Secretary announced on Wednesday, hours after British Storm Shadow missiles were fired into Russia for the first time. The dramatic escalation saw Ukraine fire the UK-made, precision-guided cruise missiles into the village of Marino, Kursk, where they are thought to have struck a strategically important military …

Has the defence secretary overdone it by warning Britain could not stop an enemy invasion?
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Has the defence secretary overdone it by warning Britain could not stop an enemy invasion?

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Labour is in danger of demoralising the nation by saying that the Conservatives have left everything in a much worse state than expected. When Angela Rayner stood in for Keir Starmer at Prime Minister’s Questions this week, her answer to almost every question included the phrase “14 years of failure”. When Healey was interviewed by Politico’s PowerPlay podcast, therefore, he …

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Defence secretary admits: British armed forces can’t stop an invasion

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Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Unless we are ready to fight we are not in shape to deter.” open image …

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Starmer and Nato: he enters a tougher world than Blair but knows our army isn’t match-fit

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British Army ‘in urgent need of recapitalisation’, defence minister admits
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British Army ‘in urgent need of recapitalisation’, defence minister admits

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