#integrated-review

#integrated-review

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Britain will double its number of hunter-killer submarines under the AUKUS agreement with the United States and Australia aimed at countering the growing threat presented by China in the Indo-Pacific region.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The UK, US and Australia will work together keeping our oceans free with a new generation of nuclear-powered attack submarines, Rishi Sunak said.The Prime Minister said the Aukus partnership would deliver one of the most advanced submarines the world has ever known, creating thousands of jobs in British shipyards.

Rishi Sunak offered his full backing to Ukraine, as MPs grilled the Prime Minister on the future of UK support for the war-torn country.Appearing before the Liaison Committee, made up of the MPs who chair Commons select committees, Mr Sunak was pressed on reports that he has commissioned a review of UK support for Ukraine.

Rishi Sunak has said China poses a systemic challenge to UK values and represents the biggest state-based threat to our economic security.The Prime Minister is attending the G20 summit in Bali with fellow leaders of the world's major economies, including China's Xi Jinping.Britain will consider sending arms to help Taiwan to defend itself in the event of an attack from Beijing, Mr Sunak also said.

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak has been accused by senior Tories of kowtowing to China as he defied calls to reclassify Beijing as a systemic threat to Britain.The PM defended his policy of continuing to engage with China, despite believing that Xi Jinping's increasingly authoritarian administration poses an epoch-defining challenge to the global order.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Rishi Sunak insisted the UK's armed forces had the funding they needed for a more volatile world in the face of the growing challenges posed by China and Russia.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The UK must show realism on its military commitments to the Indo-Pacific region, Labour's defence chief has said, as he suggested a shift to focusing on Europe if Sir Keir Starmer wins power.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Rishi Sunak is flying to the United States for meetings with President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to flesh out a major defence deal.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Rishi Sunak has hailed the UK's global alliances as its greatest source of strength and security as he prepared to meet US President Joe Biden to flesh out a major defence deal.

China should be officially deemed a threat to the UK, with the countries' economic ties diluted to allow Britain to stand up for its values, MPs have said.But a potentially risky shift towards stronger language should be avoided unless the Government can commit to meaningful action, the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) warned.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Security in Europe is intertwined with peace in the Indo-Pacific, the Prime Minister has said, as he warned China to stay out of the Ukraine-Russia conflict.

The Challenger 2 tanks the UK is supplying to Ukraine are expected to arrive in the war-torn country at the end of March.Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said everything is going according to plan over the supply of the tanks, with Ukrainians expected to start training on the Challengers shortly.The UK was the first country to promise modern Nato tanks to Ukraine, with Germany and the US now also committed to supply Volodymyr Zelensky's forces with dozens of vehicles.