Grant Shapps has achieved something no Defence Secretary has managed since the end of the Cold War, a historic increase in defence spending to 2.5% of GDP. Many will argue that, given the increasingly dangerous world, even this is not enough. But
Rishi Sunak has been handed a boost in advance of next week’s local elections after a new poll suggested the Tories are clawing back ground on Labour. The survey, carried out by Savanta on behalf of the Telegraph, indicates the Conservatives have
Grant Shapps eventually wants defence spending to hit 3% (Image: Getty) Rishi Sunak is putting Britain on a war footing by axing 70,000 pen pushers to free up billions for the defence of the nation. The Prime Minister warned the world is
Rishi Sunak is pledging a chunk of Britain’s armed forces to Poland with a Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft being deployed to patrol its airspace. The agreement, detailed in news outlet Interia, was concluded between Mr Sunak and his Polish counterpart, Donald Tusk.
Rishi Sunak is set to pledge to hike the UK’s defence budget to 2.5% of GDP by 2030.
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has promised a £500m military aid package to Ukraine, which includes an array of long-range missiles, armoured vehicles, and boats. Mr Sunak, who had a detailed discussion with the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky about air defence capabilities, announced
A top military general has been confirmed as the UK’s new national security adviser. General Gwyn Jenkins will take on the job with the man currently in the role, Sir Tim Barrow, is set to become the UK’s next ambassador to the
Rishi Sunak has said that the final passing of the Rwanda Bill is a “fundamental change in the global equation on migration”. The triumphalism came after the House of Lords finally backed down and accepted MPs’ rejection of any amendment to the
When Rishi Sunak flies out to Warsaw for a security summit with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk he should not automatically assume he is meeting an ally. The two will both be buoyed by the decision over the weekend by Congress to
Voting in the Commons has already begun on what is billed as the final night in Parliament for the Conservative’s crucial Rwanda Bill. Speaking at a surprise press conference from Downing Street this morning, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak put the blocking House