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19 resultsfor “UK Ministry of Defence funding needs”

Politics

Healey quits as defence secretary in row over military spending

UK commitments in the Arctic and Ukraine. Reports have suggested the government was preparing to announce a £13.5bn funding increase for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) over the next four years, less than

BBC News22h ago
Politics

Rows over defence investment plan ‘have badly harmed cabinet relations’

Ministry of Defence told everyone their plans were fully costed and didn’t need extra cash. “They infuriated people by then coming back and asking for billions more, but then the Treasury absolutely refused

The Guardian WorldJun 9
Politics

Reeves grudgingly resorts to departmental salami slicing to fund UK defence budget

Ministry of Defence (MoD) demanding an additional £18.5bn over four years to fund the [defence investment plan](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/09/rows-over-defence-investment-plan-have-badly-harmed-cabinet-relations), there was no such lever to hand. Instead, asked to find the money

The Guardian World4h ago
Politics

‘Potential security risk’: Unpacking the UK’s trust issues with Palantir

defence. Its Gotham platform is used by intelligence, military, and policing communities around the world. Foundry, the company’s civilian solution, is what underpins the NHS’s FDP. Although they sound like different products

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 12
Politics

UK defence funding crisis has been a long time coming

Ministry of Defence to fund major projects as part of the defence investment plan (Dip). Its programmes include the £41bn Dreadnought submarine replacement for Trident – and a mooted investment in drones, ready for a future

The Guardian World21h ago
Conflicts

Mind the drone gap: war games begin inside secret Nato bunker in London tube station

Ministry of Defence has been locked in a funding battle with the Treasury for months. ![A row of soldiers working on desks set up along a disused London Underground platform ](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/619b66be050b70a519056f92a3fa713174d92f17/0_0_8192_5464/master/8192.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) Soldiers

The Guardian WorldMay 22
Business

British firm vying to build next Red Arrows jets collapses

Ministry of Defence, withdrew its funding amid the US-Israeli war with Iran. A potential agreement Aeralis was exploring to make jets for the French government also failed to materialise. The company filed for administration

BBC NewsMay 15
Politics

Britain’s military dependence on US ‘no longer tenable’, says former Nato chief

needed to accept the president’s behaviour was also reflective of longer-term changes in US foreign policy and act accordingly. “It’s clear that our high level of military dependance

The Guardian WorldApr 22
Politics

MoD has lost track of veterans on recall list, says defence adviser

need to sort of round up those who are available and fit and willing to be able to do it.” Under existing law, all former officers, regular and reserve, retain recall liability for life

The Guardian WorldApr 19
World

Ukraine's military to get biggest-ever shipment of UK drones

Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said is the largest delivery of its kind. Drones have increasingly come to dominate both sides of the war in Ukraine, which entered its fifth year in February. UK Defence

BBC NewsApr 15
Politics

UK’s defence plan is underfunded and outdated, says Al Carns after resignation

UK’s defence plan is underfunded and outdated, says Al Carns after resignation Al Carns has delivered a withering assessment of the government’s defence plans after quitting as defence minister, accusing ministers

The Guardian World8h ago
Politics

Sanctions on settlers not enough: Target Israeli gov’t, say campaigners

need to manage public anger rather than a genuine shift in state policy. He stressed that the Israeli government itself is the entity that plans, funds, and executes settlement expansion. Israel has undermined the Oslo

Al Jazeera EnglishJun 10
Politics

Why defence funding deal offered to Healey wasn't enough to keep him

funding deal offered to Healey wasn't enough to keep him The surprise thing about John Healey's resignation is that he never looked like a quitter. He has always been a loyal minister

BBC NewsYesterday
Politics

Defence row exposes tensions over how to keep UK safe

Ministry of Defence failed to spend well what money it got, botching procurement after procurement, delivering new equipment late and over budget. Whitehall often failed to resolve its internal tensions, both No 10 and Cabinet

BBC News2h ago
World

US talks between Lebanon and Israel end – as it happened

ministry source told AFP on Tuesday.** “This is the third meeting of the four countries to discuss regional affairs, not specifically Hormuz,” said the source, who wished to remain anonymous. - **Hezbollah said it targeted

The Guardian WorldApr 15
Politics

Iran foreign minister: strait of Hormuz now ‘completely open’ to commercial vessels

funds from the US. [In an interview with Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-17/trump-says-iran-to-suspend-nuclear-program-won-t-get-funds), he said that talks over a deal to end the war would “probably” be held this weekend. Separately, the US president told Reuters

The Guardian WorldApr 17
Politics

Boosting military spending by slashing welfare is not the answer, senior Labour figures warn Reeves

Ministry of Defence’s desire for more funding for defence. But they said Reeves was adopting a Treasury scepticism of the “money pit” in his department and it was Starmer who needed to force

The Guardian WorldApr 15
Politics

Tuesday briefing: Palantir’s rise – and why so many oppose its role in the British state

fund to compensate his allies, a person familiar with his thinking said, as the justice department paused the program to comply with a court order. 5. ***UK news*** | Sir Alan Bates has said that

The Guardian WorldJun 2
Politics

Ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz after ceasefire extension

UK-France conference | International reaction | Airline fuel struggles | Points of contention** ### **Trump says Iran flailing economically** Despite Iran's refusal to attend negotiations this week, Trump says the country is in dire economic straits. "Iran

NPR Topics: NewsApr 22