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Hello, I'm Alicia McCarthy, and this is today in Parliament from BBC Radio 4 for Monday the 2nd of June,

where the Defence Secretary outlines plans to counter global threats.

Investment increased. The Navy expanded. The army grown. The Air Force upgraded. War fighting

readiness restored. But the Conservatives call the plan a damp squib.

That is overdue, underfunded and totally underwhelming. Our armed forces deserve a lot better

than this. Also tonight, the government

comes under more pressure from the opposition after a thousand people cross the channel in

small boats on just one day at the weekend. And the Speaker berates ministers for making

announcements to the media before MPs. It's amazing in opposition. Everything should be discussed on the floor of the house.

But when in government, memories are short on that fight. But first, the Defence Secretary

has pledged to create a British army that is 10 times more lethal by using new technology

and artificial intelligence with conventional weaponry.

John Healy made the promise as he outlined the government's response to the Strategic Defence Review.

Led by the former Labour Defence Secretary, Lord Robertson,

it found that the UK's armed forces weren't currently equipped to fight opponents like Russia or China.

The government has accepted all 62 of the review's recommendations. weren't currently equipped to fight opponents like Russia or China.

The government has accepted all 62 of the review's recommendations,

including building new nuclear-powered submarines and munitions factories.

In his statement, the Defence Secretary said the threats the UK faced were more serious and less predictable than at any time since the end of the Cold War.

War in Europe, growing Russian aggression, new nuclear risks and daily cyber attacks at home.

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