Labour to pledge rapid action on replenishing UK weapon stocks

Party wants to shift MoD procurement to urgent operational footing' with stockpiles depleted by gifts of military aid to Ukraine

Labour will seek to shift defence procurement to an urgent operational footing" to help buy fresh arms for Ukraine and replenish stockpiles depleted by previous gifts of military aid if it wins the next election.

The opposition party believes it has taken too long for the Ministry of Defence to buy fresh munitions, citing a near year-long wait to agree a contract to replace the 4,000-plus Nlaw anti-tank bazookas sent to Kyiv before and in the early stages of the war.