From air defence to nukes…What new PM must do first to ensure armed forces can defend against Russia 

Our defence has been depleted from 14 years of Conservative government cuts

Simple fix: stop the Hercules fleet being sold off. Put the Trench one Typhoons being reduced to spares. Get the Warriors back in service and the older challengers (the Russians have taken many older tanks out of reserve and in the end of the day any tank is better than no tank. Stop spending huge amounts of money on two carriers neither of which we can man or put on aircraft that can fly off it. Totally revamp the recruitment service. And get Industry to churn out the ammo and kit we have sent to Ukraine. Stop buying new shiny and very expensive kit until we get some "Mass" back and and least be able to field an Armoured Brigade. Cull the MoD.

We must do something and fast !

No point in any army to defend the country anymore .The enemy is among us pulling this country apart .

Done properly, with no volunteering opt outs, National Service would help a lot. While the army doesn't want them, most fickle and unfit young people could really benefit from the mentoring of a good old-fashioned sergeant major.

Labour never supports defense expenditure. It's focus is on promoting accelerated immigration, health and education services, social security.

Start a tax military fund. We all pay £15 a month into this fund. Multiply this by all full time working people should amount to a significant fund. One way the people can help.

What’s the point when we send the RNLI and Border Farce to collect insurgents mid channel.

Why wasn't this report done yesterday?

We have a lot of catching up to do, but how will we pay for it? Over the past 14 years, our defence has suffered from criminal neglect I am so disappointed in our last government. Our newly elected government has a duty to protect us. In the 60's we spent over 7% of GDP, our army is no longer an army it is a defence force it is so embarrassing a certain dictator is laughing at us.

Conscript the 'Asylum seekers'. 5 years of service you get a passport. 2 birds one stone.

Not a chance. This is Labour, remember

Will he be the one who will lead the Uk straight towards a nuclear armageddon? Is that his role?

defence defence defence!!!

Labour have a white flag!

Pm must do a lot of things but his first was to re-open the borders… ! ☑️ done

Those that have the most to lose, should pay the most to defend it.

Labour will give warm words and vague promises of increased defence spending - a can that will be endlessly kicked down the road.

Build a comprehensive integrated air defence system.Shore based Anti Ship defence system.Mass production and training in Drone warfare.Resupply and maintain ammunition reserves.Rebuild the Army with both manpower and armour.Thats a bare minimum.

Got to get more of everything for our armed forces .

Those 2 carriers dont even have enough escorts to protect them. Less than 24 hour life in a shooting war.

Britain spends more on defense yet its armed forces are considerably smaller, outdated, and dilapidated compared to other European powers. Start with reforming the equipment acquisition process. It's been a huge money pit with little to show for it.

Use the dragon balls underwater

All of the PIP & DLA brigade need more money to spend down my local wetherspoons.

I think Britain should do 5% on military. Id make more challengers buy Abraham's and buy lots of American jets. I think Britain should also focus on becoming a strong navy

Starmers Dad was a tool maker he will sort it

Prices are going up maybe buying now is better than paying more later as goods continue to rise in price? What happens to buying power if there’s a world conflict when no one wants to sell anything because they need what they have/produce, surely we need a real capability to produce ammunition and weapon systems both simple and the more high end technologies ourselves inside the UK and having large stockpiles of the raw materials required and the machinery it takes to make production lines. Producing a much larger drones industry might be something we can both use and sell to other countries which could offset the cost and this approach could be considered in other areas of procurement if successful. There seems to be so much needed, but considering how we go about buying and building what we need, is as important as getting the equipment needed, times are changing maybe traditional methods of purchasing are the way to go or maybe new methods are needed or a mixture? But it seem obvious a larger amount is needed for the UK forces now if we want a tier 1 capable force not half baked promises of 2.5% when it’s possible to do so, wars don’t wait until a country is financially ready, and protecting the UK is perhaps the most fundamental requirement of any government elected! Personally as a UK citizen I don’t mind paying for an armed force I can be proud of, even if that meant a separate tax that I knew was only for def £5/month from every tax payer plus what they get now, or an amount similar, surely this would make a difference? Even if unpopular if it were explained properly the public may not like it but would understand and prefer to be safe, specially if there were a world conflict and at the least as a much stronger deterrent force than we offer currently!

At least if theyre constantly deployed on operations they wont have to look at the mouldy walls of their accomodation blocks and family housing. 😢

It boils down to funding defence spending has been cut by labour/ conservative governments. This will mean that cuts will have to be made elsewhere. Regardless of party politics.

What’s needed is more support for Ukraine Britain’s not at war Russia is depleted and has ship navy nothing to worry about Europe’s the continental that needs to arm up

He says the truth now.. didn’t when he was in the job. The state of the armed forces is down to him also. He was part of the same problem

We are finished as an army end of story

He is the one telling the MoD their new policies. Not whitehall trying to making demands.

The man who took his poppy off as not to offend the ones im not allowed to mention on here

If the Tories had not spent over a decade running down the forces we'd be in a much better position. Just look at the reduction in the size of the army, the chaotic mess of Ajax, and the small number of fighter aircraft we have.

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Lets get deep sea water power stations to get rid of the channel it would come down somewhere

A rare sensible/ realistic information video. Explains why politicians seem to change when elected higher. They then have to face reality/ cut the bs.

Readiness of military is in the numbers. Government military spending that is. 2.5 percent of gdp is pointless spending, readiness doesn’t exist at such low levels. It fall short of replacement and relevant equipment upgrades. Additionally, a worse case scenario of mobilization of nation, the time to mobilize depends on readiness. This cost well above twice the 2.5 gdp levels. Enough of the social hand outs and let’s be ready for the Putin in the world.

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Psyop gone Euro wide.

Not fix the economy, the NHS etc? 😂

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Labour and war have a good relationship.

Long live the taxes !!!

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I think it might happen but it depends on other things succeeding. Perhaps if Starmer invests in public works projects and the manufacturing sector he can turbo-charge the economy and the taxes he could raise from the full employment can take military spending to 2.5%

wed a have a pretty decent military of we scrapped Trident

The PM can make sincere attempts to de-escalate the war by acknowledging NATO's role in making peace with Russia as impossible as it had been with the Soviet Union.

This country is in a similar situation it was in the 1920's and 30's and even when World War 2 was foreshadowed the government of the day still responded with apathy and indifference so, how can anyone believe that the situation will be any different. Tony Blair's Labour government kept defence spending to a minimum with a following 14 years of Conservative spending cuts across the board which involved armed forces redundancies in the mid - late 90's, I should know I was made redundant in 1994! There have however been pay rises in the public sector and civil service throughout these periods and where MP's were given an 11% pay rise as apposed to the mere 2 - 3% the public received, does anyone remember this? and yet increases in public spending were negligible! When war does come, (ww3) and it is, this country will not be able to meet it's obligations not only to NATO but also in defence of the homeland, manpower is at an all time low comparable with that of the 1920 -30's period and equipment, which has improved, is not sufficient enough in quantity or supply, it has always been the case that any government in office has always tended to the lowest bidder when procuring equipment for the military, which on occasions has affected quality, subsequent performance and longevity, unlike the US who have no issues in spending on and funding their military! With typical British understatement it will be that as World War 3 fully evolves the 'Government', as it did in 1940 after the evacuation (retreat) at Dunkirk, will go into panic mode and funding will suddenly appear in relative quantities, but beware! taxes will significantly rise and rationing will definitely occur on a par with WW2, however due to the differences in standards of living between that period and now with the disposable mentality of today, instead of make do and mend of yesteryear, many will not be able to adjust and adapt so the Black Market will become a massive industry even larger than in ww2 when only the wealthy and rich could actually afford it!

Poor devil has got the worst job possible country’s a mess

The first thing Starmer should do is call another election before Labour does any more damage.

If Britain helps Ukraine with weapons, there will be no Russia. But you prefer chatter.

UK-Germany-Poland, this year millitary strict alliance.

Another dumb as rocks idea. all the air defenses are useless, you simply dont have the manpower to equip any of them.

We don't need air defense when the enemy already walks amongst us

I Trust General Lord Richard Dannatt In his Assessments to Secure the United Kingdom! I Trust that America Shall Consult him on how best to Secure the United Kingdom into the Future! Regards and Respect Sir! Paul

I'm not sure what Labour is upto? They have just announced the new Minister of Defence for the UK. He has no prior military experience!

It all costs money where are labour getting it. ?

are there two different russias? because the one I know of the U.K. should have no problem defending itself against that one I know of on their own if we are ignoring the fact that they are in NATO and are teamed up with a number of other nations who also could handle russia on their own

Draft the migrants to fight.

He’s not my prime minister.

Doesn't need to fix nothing, just because his dad's a tool maker:) 😅

Nothing can stop what’s coming doesn’t matter who in power the one minute midnight 🕛 doomsday

How much extra income tax are you willing to pay to fix the armed forces?

Yeah long time no see...hide inside hole or something... just ate salary lads

Why would Russia attack our country. He has better things to do, like becoming the largest economy in Europe and fourth largest in the World. Yeah, the rest really played a blinder here.

He will disband the armed forces

no music in this video heheheh

Defend who the eu? any european war is a eu war not ours

You think he cares about the arned forces 😂 the man who took his poppy off so as not to offend the ones im not allowed to mention on here

Labour will want a woke rainbow armed forces

We don't want war. Don't get involved then we won't have war and if you think my son's are going to war for you think again. Ask all the Muslims and immigrants you are spending all our money on in this broken country. SO THINK AGAIN.

Uk is out of the EU israel ukraine is losing.

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I’m not worried about Russia, stop poking the bear. I’m more concerned with defending our shores from invasion. Nobody’s done anything about it so far 🤬🤬🤬

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this is why we need national service

The only expenditure by liebour will be rainbow laces for our armed forces

23 With your many occupations, do not worry about unnecessary things: very much of human knowledge has been revealed to you; 24 For many have been led astray by their assumptions, and their minds have been shaken by evil dreams. 25 He who loves danger will fall into it; 26 A stubborn heart will endure evil in the end: 27 A stubborn heart will be burdened with sorrows, and the sinner will add sins to sins. 28 Trials are no medicine for the proud, because the evil plant has taken root in him.

Remember if the government can't afford to increase defence spending straight away, you have the last 14 years of tories messing things up.

Labour and Keir Starmer will have to get closer to The USA.

Britain must give up all its nuclear weapons and pledge allegiance to Putin. Resistance is futile!

As long as the British stay on their island and don't try colonizing the world again, by all means, they should put more money into their defenses (and fade from history in silence).

Sun, take care of the royal family's dirty laundry, you're bad at politics.

How then Lithuania can spend 3%?

Hooray, that’s good news🥹🇬🇧🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 British force are back in business