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‘Be like Churchill’ and prepare Britain for war, Burnham told

The i Paper

June 21, 2026

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‘Be like Churchill’ and prepare Britain for war, Burnham told

Former head of the Army tells The i Paper Burnham would be 'foolish in the extreme' if he tried to assert that the UK is safe with the existing defence spending blueprint

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