Faye Brown

5 days ago | news.sky.com | Faye Brown

Sir Keir Starmer has refused to say when the government could hit its "ambition" to spend 3% of GDP on defence amid questions over where the money will come from. The prime minister told a news conference in Glasgow that he is "not going to put arbitrary dates" on that figure and a timeline will only be set out when he knows how he will achieve it. Sky News understands the recommendations require investment to rise to at least 3% of national income by 2034.

2 weeks ago | blackcountryradio.co.uk | Faye Brown

It means Britain will give up sovereignty of the Indian Ocean territory and lease back the vital UK-US Diego Garcia military base - at a cost of billions of pounds to the taxpayer.

2 weeks ago | v2radio.co.uk | Faye Brown

It means Britain will give up sovereignty of the Indian Ocean territory and lease back the vital Diego Garcia military base - at a cost of £101m a year. Politics Live: Starmer signs deal to hand over UK control of Chagos Islands to MauritiusIn a news conference, the prime minister said the base is of the "utmost significance to Britain", having been used to deploy aircraft to "defeat terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan", and "anticipate threats in the Red Sea and the Indo-Pacific".

2 weeks ago | news.sky.com | Faye Brown

Sir Keir Starmer has apologised for being "overly rude" to a Welsh MP after accusing her of "talking rubbish". The prime minister faced criticism over the way he spoke to Plaid Cymru's Westminster leader Liz Saville Roberts after she suggested he had dropped his principles to launch a crackdown on migration. Addressing her again in the House of Commons on Tuesday, he said: "I think last week I was overly rude and I apologise.

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Faye Brown

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