Post-Brexit UK announces largest military investment since Cold War

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Britain has announced the biggest investment in its military since the end of the Cold War, despite the coronavirus crisis pummelling the economy, as the government seeks to define its post-Brexit role on the world stage.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to carve out a role for Britain as a swashbuckling leader of a new era of global cooperation and free trade, backed by cutting-edge modern military and cyber capabilities.

“I have taken this decision in the teeth of the pandemic because the defence of the realm must come first,” Johnson said in a statement. At a time of heightened global uncertainty, the continued rise of China and after four years of U.S. President Donald Trump’s international diplomacy, Britain’s 2016 vote to leave the European Union has thrown its own role and global influence into doubt.

 

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British empire making a comeback

'We sensed certain pressure from across the English Channel.' ----Sir Humphrey Appleby

Excellent,

After lost a great market, bet to the war market

More old white guys buying war. Are we done yet?

Two new aircraft carriers at three billion pounds each, now they need planes to sit on top. Generous of the British taxpayer in the middle of a pandemic.

When in desperation pay off the military contractors.

There is war very soon

Gotta ramp up to take on SpaceForce !!!

Since the US and UK are planning to build a Neo-NAZI alliance, so I think a budget increase is very necessary.

£4bn won't buy much and isn't exactly outstanding.

This again... this is what the Us has been doing. War time propaganda doesn’t work any more. People don’t want more war... this is how they fund things... it’s not sustainable. That or they know something that we don’t

he's afraid Macron will invade? or Merkel?

Cash me outside how bout da

about time uk reclaim earth throne :D

To flight the epidemic....?

Man who says we don't have money to feed our children says we have money to travel overseas and kill other people's children with shiny new guns and bombs. Duly noted.

Good!

Yes they cant depend on the United States for anything anymore since we are rated a third world nation now because of trumps being so unstable now

Anything to distract from the fleecing the did to the public purse, giving dodgy contracts to their mates in a time of crisis. And nobody will pay for the fraud, and it was fraud. Items delivered were not fit for purpose.

Of course..with a crime they committing they need huge army to keep them safe and avoid the punishment

Hope it covers viruses and hacking both gov institutions and banks. - More tanks for army games on the Russian border are no good.

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Because we are leaving our allies and going alone we need to protect everything now even against our neighbours thats why, they will no longer protect our interest

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