Kemi Badenoch to deliver major defence speech amid £5bn investment shortfall

Kemi Badenoch is accusing Andy Burnham of having no plan to defend Britain, warning that Vladimir Putin “won’t be worried” about the incoming Prime Minister. The Tory leader said the Russian tyrant doesn’t care whether No10 is in Manchester or London - just what our response is if he launches an attack. In a speech today, Mrs Badenoch is to say: "Britain has received intelligence that Russia could launch at attack on NATO as soon as 2030. This development would put Britain in direct conflict with the world’s biggest nuclear armed state. We could not be facing a more serious situation." She has also lashed out at Sir Keir Starmer’s £15 billion Defence Investment Plan as being “not fit for purpose”. Her attack comes as Sir Keir jets off to Ankara, Turkey, for the Nato summit - his last as Prime Minister - where he is set to meet Donald Trump. Read Daily Express: https://www.express.co.uk Like Daily Express on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DailyExpress Follow Daily Express on X: https://x.com/Daily_Express Follow Daily Express on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dailyexpress/ #DailyExpress #News #kemibadenoch #ukpolitics #conservatives #tories #andyburnham #labour #defencespending #britisharmedforces #ukmilitary