Article 74XXE Starmer’s ‘corrosive complacency’ on defence has put UK in peril, says ex-Nato chief

Starmer’s ‘corrosive complacency’ on defence has put UK in peril, says ex-Nato chief

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Olivia Lee and Matthew Weaver
from World news | The Guardian on (#74XXE)

George Robertson says Iran war should be wake-up call to address military underfunding in scathing remarks

The government has shown a corrosive complacency towards defence" and put the UK in peril, according to a government adviser, in fierce criticism of Keir Starmer's military policy.

George Robertson, the former Nato secretary general and author of the government's strategic defence review, believes Starmer is not willing to make the necessary investment", the Financial Times reported.

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