By James Cartlidge MP

Yesterday, the Defence Secretary stood on the deck of HMS Prince of Wales, a Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier proudly declaring that Britain was “mission ready.”

Yet today, Parliament’s own Defence Select Committee have delivered a starkly different verdict: Britain is not ready to defend itself.

The Committee found that the Government is lacking in its ability to protect the UK. They warn that the essentials of national security – readiness, resilience, and credible deterrence – are lacking because Labour are “moving at a glacial pace”.

For Keir Starmer, this should be a wake-up call. Instead, we see the same pattern: bold rhetoric from ministers........

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