Keir Starmer accused of 'leaving the cupboard bare' on Britain's defences: 'Damning!'

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Sir Keir Starmer's "woefully inadequate" defence plan has been handed a stark takedown by the former Head of the British Army.Speaking to GB News, Lord Richard Dannatt accused the Prime Minister of choosing the "cheap option" with his "dither and delay" in publishing the Defence Investment Plan.The plan, which sets out a £14.5billion increase in spending, still falls short of the £28billion that former Defence Secretary John Healey and ex-Armed Forces Minister Al Carns declared was necessary, triggering their resignations earlier this month.Sir Keir Starmer is set to reveal the details of the plan today, which includes a £5billion fund for drones and automation.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Delivering his verdict on the plan, Lord Dannatt told GB News that the country has waited "far too long" for it to be published.He said: "We haven't got the full details of it, but £5billion is not the £28billion that the service chiefs have been asking for, and that's the figure which would...

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Deputy Editor at Spiked Online Fraser Myers has declared it is "damning" that Sir Keir Starmer has not met the needs of defence chiefs as the Prime Minister is set to unveil is long-awaited Defence Investment Plan.Speaking to GB News, Mr Myers said: "It's an extraordinary parting shot from the Prime Minister.

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You'd have thought that he liked to present himself as someone who was on top of foreign affairs, as someone who took defence seriously.

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In fact, he even name-checked defence as one of his great achievements in his resignation speech, and yet he's leaving the cupboard bare when it comes to defence."He added: "I'm sure ministers are going to be talking up the use of technology, the use of AI is going to be integral to this.

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We're going to have a hybrid navy and all of those kinds of things.

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Drones as well obviously are increasingly important in warfare, and this defence plan includes a lot of things on that, including £5billion worth of investment on drones.

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