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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
Daily MailBritain'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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