Former head of the Army tells The i Paper Burnham would be “foolish in the extreme” if he tried to assert that the UK is safe with the existing defence spending blueprint

A rational approach to security requires confronting two key factors. So far, no PM has been willing to do so

Former head of the Army tells The i Paper Burnham would be “foolish in the extreme” if he tried to assert that the UK is safe with the existing defence spending blueprint

The would-be Prime Minister has so far been vague on how he plans to keep the country safe and what he would do over the black hole in military funding.

Britain’s European ally is embarking on ‘painful’ welfare cuts while ramping up military spending

Andy Burnham , who is almost certain to succeed Keir Starmer as Prime Minister, is said to want to decide himself on the vital multi-billion pound package.