Episode

Is Starmer guilty of “corrosive complacency” on defence?

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Politics At Sam and Anne's
Published
Apr 14, 2026
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Summary

The man who wrote Keir Starmer’s defence review says the Government is putting the UK ‘in peril’ at a time of war. With more pressure to overhaul the defence budget, Sam reveals that talks going on this week to find billions of pounds worth of savings from this year’s MOD budget. Also – has Ed Miliband shifted his stance on new North Sea oil and gas drilling? Plus, in our weekly polls check-in: are the Greens shifting the dial of momentum in their favour?