Starmer will go in ‘bin of history’ if he fails to raise defence budget, says ex-army chief

<p>Gen Lord Richard Dannatt warns strategic review risks being ‘hollow’ and a ‘failure’ if spending is not increased</p><p>Keir Starmer will be consigned to the “bin of history” if he fails to raise defence spending, a former head of the British army has said.</p><p>Gen Lord Richard Dannatt believes the forthcoming strategic defence review risks being “hollow” and a “failure” unless the prime minister and his chancellor, Rachel Reeves, find ways of increasing the defence budget.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/feb/15/starmer-bin-history-fails-raise-defence-budget-ex-army-head">Continue reading...</a>