Tuesday briefing: How the UK’s military spending row exposes Starmer’s defence dilemma
In today’s newsletter: An argument about money has also spotlighted questions about Britain’s place in the world and the changing face of warfare Good morning. What conflict has raged longer than the hundred years war? The fight between the Ministry of Defence and the Treasury over defence spending. I’d love to claim this as my own, but avoid patter theft this early in the day. So I’ll credit my colleague Dan Sabbagh, the Guardian’s defence and security editor, who spoke to me ahead of this week
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Keir Starmer with British troops during a 2022 visit to Estonia. Photograph: Victoria Jones/PAView image in fullscreenKeir Starmer with British troops during a 2022 visit to Estonia. Photograph: Victoria Jones/PAFirst Edition newsletterDan JarvisTuesday briefing: How the UK’s military spending row exposes Starmer’s defence dilemmaIn today’s newsletter: An argument about money has also spotlighted questions about Britain’s place in the world and the changing face of warfareLibby BrooksTue 16 Jun 2026 01.44 EDTLast modified on Tue 16 Jun 2026 01.46 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleGood morning.
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