Insiders said the review would cover all aspects of the UK’s place in the world - its diplomats, armed forces and spies. The review will keep the UK’s commitment of 2% of GDP to defence and 0.7% of national income to international development. It was unclear where the extra money would come from but the review will run parallel to the Comprehensive Spending Review and is expected to deliver its main conclusions alongside it in the autumn. But the review heralds a clash with service chiefs amind concern the Ministry of Defence has been wasting billions on equipment. “We aren’t preparing for a land war in Asia, but a hybrid digital war with unclear actors who won’t target our military.

Source: Daily Mirror February 25, 2020 22:30 UTC