UK Prime Minister Starmer Declares the U.K. Is Shifting To ‘War Fighting Readiness’

STARMER And today following ░░░░░░░░ on this review I ░░░░░░░░ to set out three ░░░░░░░░ changes that we re ░░░░░░░░ to deliver First we ░░░░░░░░ moving to war fighting ░░░░░░░░ as the central purpose ░░░░░░░░ our armed forces When ░░░░░░░░ are being directly threatened ░░░░░░░░ states with advanced military ░░░░░░░░ the most effective way ░░░░░░░░ deter them is to ░░░░░░░░ ready And frankly to ░░░░░░░░ them that we re ░░░░░░░░ to deliver peace through ░░░░░░░░ Now Britain has the ░░░░░░░░ servicemen and women in ░░░░░░░░ world We re showing ░░░░░░░░ the respect that they ░░░░░░░░ by delivering the biggest ░░░░░░░░ forces pay rise in ░░░░░░░░ years and by pledging ░░░░░░░░ that we will end ░░░░░░░░ hollowing out of our ░░░░░░░░ forces We ll build ░░░░░░░░ fighting force that is ░░░░░░░░ integrated more ready more ░░░░░░░░ than ever Backed by ░░░░░░░░ stronger strategic reserve fully ░░░░░░░░ and ready to mobilise ░░░░░░░░ any time Second everything ░░░░░░░░ do will add to ░░░░░░░░ strength of NATO As ░░░░░░░░ step up to take ░░░░░░░░ responsibility for our collective ░░░░░░░░ the NATO alliance means ░░░░░░░░ profound That we will ░░░░░░░░ fight alone It is ░░░░░░░░ fundamental source of our ░░░░░░░░ strength That s why ░░░░░░░░ defence policy will always ░░░░░░░░ NATO first Something that ░░░░░░░░ written through this review ░░░░░░░░ transformation we are driving ░░░░░░░░ our defence must add ░░░░░░░░ to Britain s biggest ░░░░░░░░ to NATO since its ░░░░░░░░ So that when we ░░░░░░░░ building new capabilities at ░░░░░░░░ we are making our ░░░░░░░░ safer too Strengthening Europe ░░░░░░░░ strengthening our bridge to ░░░░░░░░ U S as Britain ░░░░░░░░ first partner in defence ░░░░░░░░ we will innovate and ░░░░░░░░ innovation at a wartime ░░░░░░░░ so we can meet ░░░░░░░░ threats of today and ░░░░░░░░ tomorrow as the fastest ░░░░░░░░ in NATO Now this ░░░░░░░░ t mean replacing people ░░░░░░░░ hardware Quite the opposite ░░░░░░░░ means learning the lessons ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine which I ve ░░░░░░░░ many times with President ░░░░░░░░ to ensure that every ░░░░░░░░ we have works seamlessly ░░░░░░░░ Drones destroyers AI aircraft ░░░░░░░░ different Branch of our ░░░░░░░░ services fully integrated to ░░░░░░░░ an army which is ░░░░░░░░ times more lethal by ░░░░░░░░ And in delivering all ░░░░░░░░ this we are more ░░░░░░░░ than ever for the ░░░░░░░░ it can bring To ░░░░░░░░ not just security for ░░░░░░░░ country but renewal too ░░░░░░░░ the Cold War many ░░░░░░░░ cut defence spending freeing ░░░░░░░░ public funds creating what ░░░░░░░░ called a peace dividend ░░░░░░░░ people felt in their ░░░░░░░░ services and in the ░░░░░░░░ of their lives Faced ░░░░░░░░ new circumstances today we ░░░░░░░░ deliver for working people ░░░░░░░░ to seize now a ░░░░░░░░ dividend for the British ░░░░░░░░ using this moment to ░░░░░░░░ jobs and investment throughout ░░░░░░░░ country like here in ░░░░░░░░ providing local opportunities skilled ░░░░░░░░ community pride ensuring that ░░░░░░░░ across the United Kingdom ░░░░░░░░ a role to play ░░░░░░░░ this effort yes but ░░░░░░░░ that everyone has a ░░░░░░░░ in its success I ░░░░░░░░ to spell this out ░░░░░░░░ simply To achieve this ░░░░░░░░ re going to build ░░░░░░░░ re going to use ░░░░░░░░ investment and this once ░░░░░░░░ a generation reform to ░░░░░░░░ renewal up and down ░░░░░░░░ nation creating new jobs ░░░░░░░░ skills and opportunity driving ░░░░░░░░ growth in industrial capacity.”