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Britain needs more focus on defence, says ex-Army chief
The Sentinel
|November 01, 2025
THE former head of the British Army has said Britain is too focused on welfare spending rather than defence despite the threat posed by Russia, as he claimed Nato is not sufficiently backing Ukraine.
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Lord Houghton of Richmond, the chief of defence staff between 2013 and 2016, called on the Government to do more as he said decision-making still resembled “peacetime planning”.
He described the financial picture for the armed forces as “dire” and warned “uncomfortable announcements” on funding lie ahead.
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