Starmer's Military Review Debate

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Laura Kuenssberg: Will strategic defence review meet the threats we face?

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Sir Keir Starmer has said we are living in a "new, dangerous era" with malevolent Russia and its friends hungry to disrupt and damage the West .

But the proportion of cash spent on defence has shrunk, and the ability of the military to fight "peer-on-peer" wars has decreased.

There will be an emphasis on modernising the forces, not least because the war in Ukraine has demonstrated the importance of drones and adapting existing kit to lethal effect.

Defence Secretary John Healey said on Saturday there was "no doubt" UK defence spending would rise to 3% of GDP by 2034 at the latest.

Existing, expensive plans will remain - such as recapitalising the army, investing in nuclear, carrying on with the Aukus submarine deal with America and Australia , and the global combat air programme.

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