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John Healey

since 2025 › Jan › 23 (Thu) @ 07:33 UTC

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18 days ago

Why is defence such a hard sell? The same reason Starmer is struggling in the polls | Martin Kettle

found 2025 › Jun › 05 (Thu) @ 05:25 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Decades of failures have left liberal democratic governments unable to command public confidence when it really matters

Defence reviews and foreign policy resets seem to turn up almost as often as the…

20 days ago

John Healey refuses to rule out tax rises to fund £12bn drive to make Britain 'war-ready' as he says he is '100% confident' money will be found

found 2025 › Jun › 03 (Tue) @ 08:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Defence Secretary John Healey insisted he was '100 per cent confident' that the government will be able to ramp up spending to 3 per cent of GDP.

21 days ago

Our flip-flopping leaders are in retreat on defence - unlike Ukraine's tech-savvy army that blitzed Putin's nuclear bombers: TOM TUGENDHAT

found 2025 › Jun › 02 (Mon) @ 17:30 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Defence Secretary John Healey spent his weekend performing semantic gymnastics. And the retreat on his commitment to defence spending is the reality behind today's strategic review.

22 days ago

UK announces billions in fresh defense splurge amid worries about Russia

found 2025 › Jun › 01 (Sun) @ 14:25 UTC

a story from Politico EU ✅ › Politico EU

The plan, which includes building six new arms factories, will make Britain ready to fight a full-scale war, U.K. defense chief John Healey said.

23 days ago

UK plans to build six weapons factories to bolster military readiness

found 2025 › May › 31 (Sat) @ 22:10 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Plans for £1.5bn investment in munitions manufacturing response to government’s defence review’s call to boost stockpiles

The UK will spend £1.5bn on building six munitions and energetics factories to…

Government WILL meet its target of hiking defence spending to three per cent of GDP by 2034, Defence Secretary insists

found 2025 › May › 31 (Sat) @ 09:25 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Defence Secretary John Healey has insisted the Government will reach its target of hiking defence spending to three per cent GDP by 2034.

26 days ago

Britain is set to splash £1billion on an 'army of hackers' to target the likes of Putin

found 2025 › May › 29 (Thu) @ 02:05 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Defence Secretary John Healey said the Government will set up a cyber command to counter a 'continual and intensifying' level of cyber warfare as part of the strategic defence review.

34 days ago

AI to play increasing role in UK armed forces, defence secretary says

found 2025 › May › 21 (Wed) @ 00:35 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Exclusive: John Healey says strategic defence review aims to put military on ‘leading edge of innovation in Nato’

Britain’s military will be increasingly powered by artificial intelligence, the defenc…

45 days ago

UK prepared to pay to access EU defence programmes

found 2025 › May › 10 (Sat) @ 00:35 UTC

a story from BBC ✅ › BBC News

Defence secretary John Healey has told the BBC the UK will pay its "fair share" but wants a say in decisions.

73 days ago

Ukraine allies promise €21bn in military support for Kyiv

found 2025 › Apr › 11 (Fri) @ 15:25 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Ukraine defence contact group accuse Putin of ‘dragging his feet’ and delaying US-led negotiations over ceasefire deal

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Ukraine’s allies have announced a record €21bn (£18.2…

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