The UK government, led by Defence Secretary Grant Shapps, is boosting the Navy building program with plans for up to 28 warships and submarines. Shapps criticizes Labour's lack of commitment to defense spending, stating it sends a signal of unseriousness to adversaries. The government aims to secure the future of the Royal Marines by building new warships and saving existing ones from being scrapped. The Royal Navy is set to acquire advanced weaponry and UAVs, with all future frigates to be fitted with land attack capabilities. Shapps emphasizes the need to enhance defense capabilities to meet rising threats.
The UK would be less secure under Keir Starmer. Labour’s refusal to match our commitment to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP is music to the ears of Putin and other tyrants around the world. https://t.co/bL7M7F6PpC
Our enemies are not waiting. Right across the world they are putting the UK in their crosshairs. Labour’s refusal to match our increase in defence spending is a real threat to our defence that will make the dreams of Putin and tyrants like him come true. https://t.co/sfNcfQVmdS
Sunak trying to create security/defence as dividing line against Labour: his argument. > I have committed to the 2.5% on defence spend and costed it, the Labour Party has not. > This what I wrote back with PM made announcement >>> https://t.co/9IMRXGxFUf
Sunak trying to create security/defence as dividing line against Labour: his argument. > I have committed to the 2.5% on defence spend and costed it, the Labour Party has not. >>> https://t.co/9IMRXGxFUf
The UK has announced its intent to fit land-attack strike capability to its future frigate types. This decision has been precipitated by changing operational requirements for the @RoyalNavy, due to conflict and wider instability in the maritime domain 🇬🇧 https://t.co/RgnLqO287D
Grant Shapps warns Labour 'presents a danger' to Britain after failing to match Conservatives' £75billion pledge on military spending by 2030 https://t.co/kflsPvKPT2 https://t.co/uU8Oo3M6Hm
The crews of future warships could be a quarter of their present size, keeping more sailors out of harm’s way, the head of the Royal Navy has said, amid a critical manpower shortage ⬇️ https://t.co/YFJ5w6qdQ7
JUST ANNOUNCED: all future @RoyalNavy frigates will be fitted with land attack capabilities. Our operations in the Red Sea have proven that to meet the rising threats to freedom of navigation we must be able to destroy targets at sea, in the air and on land. https://t.co/IuLOdNEZLn
We’re increasing defence spending to 2.5% by 2030 securing Britain's place as the biggest defence power in Europe and second only to the US in NATO. Labour can’t say what they'll do because they have no plan to defend our country. https://t.co/JGW0MEWEFT
‘There are some serious questions for the Royal Navy…’ Home & Security Editor @MarkWhiteTV reports on Defence Secretary Grant Shapps’ announcement on th allocation of increased defence spending. 🔒 Become a GB News Member: https://t.co/mNsRsGC8ef https://t.co/FcIlDbQgfn
British Navy set to acquire up to six ships with advanced weaponry and UAVs https://t.co/TCUuruyOil https://t.co/L7BVAsQLw0
Shapps believes Labour’s failure to have a plan to increase defence budget ‘presents a danger to this country’ – UK politics live https://t.co/88yhe1XSys
The @RoyalNavy is accelerating plans to build increased mass at sea, including by developing uncrewed air systems (UAS) for operation from its two Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers 🇬🇧 Story by @YellowandBlueSM https://t.co/8i3JQ4IcHK
We will build up to 6 new warships capable of rapidly landing commandos onto beaches across the world, and we will save HMS Albion & HMS Bulwalk from being scrapped or mothballed. Together today’s announcement will secure the future of the @RoyalMarines for generations. https://t.co/JkGBFb7f4K
'Why doesn't Labour up its commitment on defence spending?' - @WilfredFrost 'It's odd to have these allegations from Conservative ministers when Ben Wallace said that the armed forces had been hollowed out on their watch.' - @Alison_McGovern https://t.co/QNgjoyEHR1
Today marks the start of a new golden age of British shipbuilding. At the First Sea Lord’s Sea Power conference I’ll set out how we’ll build 28 ships & submarines for the @RoyalNavy in the UK Including up to 6 new warships to ensure our Commandos can fight & win for generations https://t.co/s25pJ8f0dW
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps highlights the Government’s commitment to British farmers as a means of producing our own food in 'more dangerous times'. 📺 Freeview 236, Sky 512, Virgin 604 🔒 Become a GB News Member: https://t.co/mNsRsGC8ef https://t.co/7yfZxCeAKz
"The Labour position presents a danger to this country." Not setting a timetable about defence spending sends a "signal to adversaries" that the UK is "not serious", says defence sec @grantshapps. https://t.co/KUCtZk4Yr1 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/kXGwgi40r5
"It will guarantee the future of our commando forces" Defence Secretary @grantshapps speaks to Sky's @WilfredFrost about the government's boost to the Navy building programme. He says "up to" 28 warships and submarines are in the pipeline. https://t.co/6wTUhn2ujU 📺Sky 501 https://t.co/o7wIJBQpvs