Ex-defence ministers ‘wrong’ to say UK unprepared for war, deputy PM says
by Aletha Adu Political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6KX6W)
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Former defence ministers are wrong to issue a stark warning that the UK is unprepared for war as a whole-nation endeavour", the deputy prime minister has said.
The outgoing defence minister, James Heappey, called on ministers to do more to prepare for conflict just weeks after resigning from his Ministry of Defence (MoD) post, saying the UK has failed to prepare for war.
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