Defence review to send ‘message to Moscow’ – Healey
By: | Published: 2025-06-01 05:00:00 | Source: www.bbc.com
The defence review will send a “message to Moscow” about Britain’s “readiness to fight if required”, Defence Secretary John Healey has told the BBC.
He was speaking as the government announced it would spend £1.5bn on at least six new defence factories and create 1,800 jobs across the UK.
The strategic defence review, to be published on Monday, is expected to conclude the UK faces a “new era of threat” and will warn of the “immediate and pressing” danger posed by Russia and other countries, including China.
John Healey told Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg the review would set out “big new investments in our national security” and send a strong signal to hostile states.
The Conservatives said they welcomed investment in new munitions but shadow defence secretary James Cartlidge called for…
