UK gears up to combat Russian threat - but questions remain about funding for new spending

Unusually, the government released responses from Sir Keir and the defence secretary to the review hours before the country would be given a chance to scrutinise its content. The prime minister, for the first time, put a price tag on the cost to develop nuclear warheads for the Trident missiles that will be carried by a new fleet of nuclear-armed submarines, which are also being built. "From the supply lines to the front lines, this government is foursquare behind the men and women upholding our nation's freedom and security," the prime minister is expected to say.

Author: Deborah Haynes

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