PM warns of theats ‘on a daily basis’
Keir Starmer yesterday warned it is a “mistake” to think the only threats Britain faces are far off – saying the British homeland faces danger “on a daily basis”.
Asked by The Mirror about an alarming dossier that said Brits must “actively prepare” for war, he voiced his alarm over “sophisticated” attacks on the UK mainland. The Prime Minister announced that security spending will be ramped up dramatically in a “decisive message to aggressors”.
He stated: “It is a mistake to think that the only threat we face is external and far off. We do face threats at home all of the time on a daily basis.
“There are cyber attacks that have to be dealt with and all being dealt with. They are ever more sophisticated. We need to have the capability to deal with them.”
He said that security services have dealt with “many attempts to penetrate our systems”, and added: “The fact that they are very good shouldn’t detract from the fact that that is a real threat to our country.”
The PM stated that Europe has made a “fundamental shift in its posture” by ramping up its focus on security in the face of new threats. He said NATO members have agreed to raise spending to 5% within a decade, and vowed that the UK will reach 4.1% by 2027.
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