The head of the UK's Armed Forces has laid bare the reality of Sir Keir Starmer's defence policy - that current spending projections will result in fewer military operations and exercises.

The offer made by Sir Keir Starmer to increase defence spending by £13.5billion over the next four years would have left the MoD without enough money for its existing equipment…

Slashing benefits in favour of defence will make millions less, not more, safe, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

Air chief marshal Sir Richard Knighton, chief of the defence staff, warned that operations will have to be ‘dialled back’ unless new money is found

Rich Knighton tells Lords committee he is ‘most concerned’ about impact on day-to-day military activities

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Richard Knighton, chief of the UK defense staff, told a House of Lords committee today that he is “most concerned” about day-to-day operations budgeting.

After the unprecedented resignation of former Defence Secretary John Healey and his deputy in a massive row about military funding, an armed forces head says operations and…

The head of the UK's Armed Forces has laid bare the reality of Sir Keir Starmer's defence policy - that current spending projections will result in fewer military operations and…