Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer pledges to make the UK âbattle readyâ as he announces plans for new investment in defence. Speaking to workers in Glasgow, Scotland, Starmer says, âwhat youâve delivered is a blueprint to make Britain safer and stronger â a battle ready armour-clad nation with the strongest alliancesâ.
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Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick says Labourâs plan to boost defence spending isnât believable unless action is taken now. He welcomed the governmentâs pledge to spend 2.5% of GDP on defence, but said it must reach 3% by the end of this Parliament, not in 2034. Jenrick criticised Chancellor Rachel Reeves, saying she has already broken key promises and questioned how the extra funding would be found. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Comedian and actor Russell Brand departs from Southwark Crown Court after he pleaded not guilty to charges of rape and sexual assault. He is accused of raping a woman in a hotel room while she attended a Labour Party conference in Bournemouth, and grabbing a TV workerâs breasts and orally raping her after dragging her into a male toilet. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Comedian and actor Russell Brand arrives at court to enter pleas to sex offence charges including rape and indecent assault. The 49-year-old appeared at Westminster Magistratesâ Court earlier this month where he heard details of allegations against him â including that he raped a woman in a hotel room when she attended a Labour Party conference. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The prime minister says he will make the UK a âbattle-ready nationâ, whilst Defence Secretary John Healey has pledged to âcreate a British Army that is 10 times more lethalâ, as the Strategic Defence Review is published. The government aims to spend 3% of GDP on defence by 2034, although the Treasury has not yet guaranteed to fund it, and some of the UKâs Nato allies say it is not enough. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch scrutinises Sir Keir Starmerâs decision to raise defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2026-28, calling it âjust an announcementâ as âa lot of the things theyâve announced in this strategic defence review require moneyâ.
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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage visits Aberdeen, Scotland ahead of the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election on Thursday.
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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer discusses growth opportunities and benefits for Scotland during a visit to Clydeside Distillery in Glasgow.
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Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage predicts â2025 will be a year of record consumption of fossil fuelsâ as he pitches his party to Scottish voters. He continues saying, "there'll be more coal burnt this year than has ever been burnt in the history of mankind".
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