Dan Jarvis

National Day for Victims and Survivors of Terrorism

Burnham pledges to consult on national memorial for terrorism survivors

Andy Burnham speaking in front of a sign for the national day for victims and survivors of terrorism

Burnham tells terrorism survivors ‘we stand with you’ at inaugural national day

Westminster Bridge terror attack survivor Travis Frain

UK terror victims’ day ‘can also help raise public awareness of radicalisation’

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage makes a statement to the media at the party headquarters in Millbank, central London

‘Farage by-election disrespects the people of Clacton’, minister claims

Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper disembark from the UK government jet

Starmer to unveil long-range missile deal as he meets leaders at Nato summit

Keir Starmer walks towards a lectern to hold a press conference at the 2025 Nato summit in The Hague

Starmer heads to Nato summit amid questions on defence spending

Royal Navy planes intercept a Russian military aircraft

Russia runs risk of ‘miscalculation’, UK warns after aircraft carrier incident

Dan Jarvis visit to HMS Prince of Wales

F-35 jets intercepted Russian plane following UK carrier strike group, MoD says

Dan Jarvis visit to Cambridge Aerospace

Defence Secretary visits Iceland amid ‘increasing Russian threats’

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer departs 10 Downing Street

Defence funding plan faces fresh scrutiny over where cuts will be made

Defence Secretary Dan Jarvis, wearing a suit, speaks to two soldiers

Defence Secretary has ‘assurance’ Andy Burnham will invest in armed forces

Andy Burnham delivers a speech at the People’s History Museum, Manchester

Burnham told of £4.7bn defence black hole yesterday, minister suggests

Armed Forces Day 2026

Defence Secretary faces questions on £4.7bn funding gap left to Andy Burnham

Middle East conflict

Defence funding plan not enough to protect country, says military expert

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

Starmer hails ‘game-changing’ investment as delayed defence plan to be unveiled

Donald Trump

Donald Trump expects UK to honour defence spending pledge, says White House

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Nato secretary general Mark Rutte (Alberto Pizzoli/PA)

Long-delayed defence plan will safeguard Britain ‘into the future’, Starmer says
The defence investment plan (Dip), originally due last year, will be published on Tuesday.
David Lynch, Press Association Political Correspondent

Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon

Plans to replace destroyers scrapped to make way for drone hubs in ‘hybrid Navy’

Russian shadow fleet vessel Channel interception

Plans to replace destroyers and frigates scrapped in defence plan – report

Defence Secretary Dan Jarvis undertakes media engagements as he attends an Armed Forces Day event in Aldershot, Hampshire

‘Real progress’ made on defence spending plan this week, Jarvis says

Armed Forces Day 2026

Elite commandos promised £500m in defence spending plan

Andy Burnham attends Bev Craig's campaign launch for the Greater Manchester mayoralty

Andy Burnham to set out economic vision in first major speech of leadership bid

Bruce Dickinson visit to RAF Odiham

Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson says he has the ‘utmost respect’ for the military

The words 'secure at home, strong abroad' in the foreground following a speech by Sir Keir Starmer last year

UK to show ‘strong commitment’ to defence amid Nato chief’s challenge

National armaments director Rupert Pearce

Defence official warns cuts to fund investment plan would be ‘zero game’

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during the G7 summit in Evian, France

UK unveils new sanctions on Russian shadow fleet as Starmer attends G7

Russian shadow fleet vessel Channel interception

Captain of Russian shadow fleet vessel charged with contravening sanctions

Russian shadow fleet vessel Channel interception

Indian national arrested after Russian shadow vessel intercepted in Channel
It is understood 24 Georgian and Indian crew members remain on board and are assisting with the investigation.
John Besley, Press Association

Russian shadow fleet vessel Channel interception

British forces intercept Russian shadow fleet vessel in Channel

Lisa Nandy

Departments looking to cut budgets to fund defence, Lisa Nandy says

Dan Jarvis looking over his shoulder

Dan Jarvis: I have ‘big responsibility’ to get Armed Forces the funds they need

Trooping the Colour

King’s official birthday to be celebrated with Trooping the Colour

The King, as Colonel-in-Chief and the Company Commander of The King’s Company, Grenadier Guards, talking to troops during a visit to 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards at Lille Barracks in Aldershot, ahead of their participation in Trooping the Colour, the King’s official birthday parade

No drinking tonight, jokes King to Grenadier Guards ahead of Trooping the Colour

Al Carns

PM urged to take ‘courageous’ decisions on defence as he fights for his future

Dan Jarvis leaves 10 Downing Street after his appointment as Defence Secretary

Dan Jarvis, the ‘steely-eyed messenger of death’ in charge of Britain’s defence

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and then-defence secretary John Healey in front of a UK Typhoon fighter jet at Tusas airbase in Ankara during a visit to Turkey in October 2025

Starmer’s authority shaken by defence secretary’s exit over military funding

John Healey and Al Carns in hi-vis

Al Carns resigns as defence minister after Healey’s exit over military funding

North Belfast stabbing

Police deploy water cannon on rioters in latest disorder after Belfast stabbing

A burned out Glider bus on Newtownards Road in east Belfast after violence erupted on Tuesday night following a stabbing attack in the Kinnaird Avenue residential area

‘Sickening’ racist riots condemned as Sudanese man remanded over Belfast attack

Emergency services at Canary Wharf for the largest training exercise in modern times to test response to terror attacks

Canary Wharf hosts largest exercise to test terror attack emergency response

External view of the Channel 4 building

MAFS UK bride who alleges sexual misconduct says she ‘lost her light’ on show

Husband of Labour MP and two other men bailed over alleged spying for China

Husband of Labour MP questioned after arrest on suspicion of spying for China

Husband of Labour MP Joani Reid arrested on suspicion of spying for China

Plans for the Chinese 'mega-embassy' have been met with fierce opposition

New Chinese embassy approved despite warning security risks cannot be eliminated

Spying, oppression and secret rooms: Security concerns over China’s new embassy

Sir Lindsay Hoyle. Photo: House of Commons/PA

Speaker warns MPs of rising number of Russian-linked attacks via messaging apps

We will not tolerate ‘covert’ interference, says minister amid China spying risk

Protesters to face jail for demonstrating outside MPs’ homes

Not holding Birmingham pub bombs public inquiry is outrageous – victim’s sister

Law closes ‘loophole’ over appeals against stripping of British citizenship

Tories told to ‘stop throwing mud’ over collapse of China spy case

UK’s cyber security agency warns of ‘sophisticated’ threat from Chinese hackers

UK’s leading bosses urged to act on protecting against cyber attacks

China poses ‘series of threats to national security’, UK Government says

MI5 tells politicians: ‘You are a potential target’

Scheme to register foreign agents comes into full effect as grace period ends

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