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Labour must pledge to boost military spending to 3% of GDP, ex-Navy chief warns

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[ One of the UK’s most senior military figures has called on the Labour Party to commit to spending 3 per cent of GDP on defence in its manifesto for the forthcoming general election. Lord West, who was First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff between 2002 and 2006, is urging the party’s … Read more

How serious is the audio leak about military operations in Ukraine? 

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[ Welcome to Tuesday’s Early Edition from i. It should have been a secret call between German military officials. Instead, a 38-minute recording of a conversation which focused on operations in Ukraine was intercepted by Russia and then placed into the hands of an arch propagandist for the Kremlin, who posted it online last Friday. … Read more