How UK’s war preparations are falling behind France, Finland and Poland

The UK is lagging behind its European allies in preparing for war, as global tensions rise and fears of a Third World War mount.

While Germany, Finland and Poland are actively responding to a potential threat, the UK’s commitment to upping defence spending is “woefully too little and too late”, according to Dr Melanie Garson, an international conflict expert at University College London (UCL).

It comes as a bill to put key British industries on a war footing has reportedly been delayed by a year – despite being recommended by the Strategic Defence Review (SDR).

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