Newscast – Can We Afford To Keep The UK Safe?

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Britain’s safety and security is “at risk” and Sir Keir Starmer’s government has shown a “corrosive indifference” to defense, a former NATO chief said today. “We cannot defend Britain with an ever-expanding welfare budget,” says Lord Robertson, now a key adviser to the government, intervening directly politically. This came on the same day the IMF warned that the energy shock caused by the Iran war would hit Britain hardest among the world’s advanced economies. Adam and Chris are joined by Ben Chu from BBC Verify and Helen Miller from the Institute for Fiscal Studies. You can now listen to the News Broadcast on your smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say “Ask BBC Sounds to play the News Broadcast”. Works on most smart speakers. You can join our online Newscast community here: https://bbc.in/newscastdiscord Contact Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp us on +44 0330 123 9480. New episodes are published every day. If you’re in the UK, listen to BBC Sounds for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd The News feed gives you daily analysis of the latest political news from the BBC. The host was Adam Fleming. Produced by Jack Maclaren with Shiler Mahmoudi and Anna Harris. The social producer was Gabriel Purcell-Davis. The technical producer was Jonathan Greer. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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