A former Royal Navy officer has warned the UK risks losing influence within NATO due to Labour’s defence spending plans.
Admiral Sir Keith Blount said Britain is in danger of becoming a ‘following nation’, rather than a leader, based on the present trajectory of investment.
The UK currently provides the headquarters of NATO’s Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) and has led European support for Ukraine.
But Sir Keith told The Times that status is at risk from uncertainty over the UK’s spending commitments.
Germany, Poland, Baltic and Scandinavian NATO members are leaving Britain trailing. Meanwhile, the Labour government refuses to set out a pathway
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