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