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| Defence review: 10,000 troops could tackle terror attacks - PM | |
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| Up to 10,000 troops could be deployed on UK streets in the event of a Paris-style attack, David Cameron has said, as he announced plans for an extra £12bn for military equipment. | |
| The PM said ministers were committed to replacing the Trident nuclear deterrent, but the cost was rising. | |
| The number of civilians employed by the MoD is to be reduced by almost 30% by the end of the Parliament, he added. | |
| Labour's Jeremy Corbyn said proposed police cuts would reduce UK security. | Labour's Jeremy Corbyn said proposed police cuts would reduce UK security. |
| It comes after the prime minister held talks with French President Francois Hollande following the 13 November attacks in Paris, claimed by so-called Islamic State (IS), which left 130 people dead. | It comes after the prime minister held talks with French President Francois Hollande following the 13 November attacks in Paris, claimed by so-called Islamic State (IS), which left 130 people dead. |
| Speaking in the Commons, Mr Cameron said he would make the case to MPs for extending air strikes against IS targets from Iraq into Syria on Thursday. | |
| He also announced the replacement of the UK's four ballistic missile submarines, with the MoD saying the estimated cost has now increased to £31bn. | He also announced the replacement of the UK's four ballistic missile submarines, with the MoD saying the estimated cost has now increased to £31bn. |
| Laying out the government's £178bn defence spending plans for the next decade, the prime minister also announced: | Laying out the government's £178bn defence spending plans for the next decade, the prime minister also announced: |
| The government said the new "strike brigades" would be sourced from existing Army numbers and equipped to be deployed across the globe. | |
| At-a-glance: Read more about the main announcements of the SDSR | At-a-glance: Read more about the main announcements of the SDSR |
| Defence review: Latest updates | Defence review: Latest updates |
| It comes as it was revealed the Ministry of Defence's civilian workforce will be reduced by almost 30% - to 41,000 - over the next five years. | It comes as it was revealed the Ministry of Defence's civilian workforce will be reduced by almost 30% - to 41,000 - over the next five years. |
| Dai Hudd, deputy general secretary of the Prospect union, said the announcement was "devastating news". | Dai Hudd, deputy general secretary of the Prospect union, said the announcement was "devastating news". |
| The Rail, Maritime and Transport union, which represents the civilian-manned Royal Fleet Auxiliary, said it would fight any programme of cuts or privatisation that might affect the service - which gives operational support to the Royal Navy. | The Rail, Maritime and Transport union, which represents the civilian-manned Royal Fleet Auxiliary, said it would fight any programme of cuts or privatisation that might affect the service - which gives operational support to the Royal Navy. |
| 'Equipment and configuration' | 'Equipment and configuration' |
| Mr Cameron told MPs the government had "no way of knowing" what course events would take place over the next five years, saying: "We must expect the unexpected. | Mr Cameron told MPs the government had "no way of knowing" what course events would take place over the next five years, saying: "We must expect the unexpected. |
| "But we can make sure that we have the versatility and the means to respond to new risks and threats to our security as they arise." | "But we can make sure that we have the versatility and the means to respond to new risks and threats to our security as they arise." |
| The new "strike brigades" will be created by 2025, and will be sourced from existing Army numbers and equipped to deploy across the globe, the PM said. | |
| However, Labour leader Mr Corbyn said that planned cuts in policing could harm the fight against terrorism. | |
| The latest defence announcements follow the 2010 defence review, when spending was cut by 8%, with Harrier jump jets, the HMS Ark Royal, planned Nimrod spy planes and thousands of jobs axed. | The latest defence announcements follow the 2010 defence review, when spending was cut by 8%, with Harrier jump jets, the HMS Ark Royal, planned Nimrod spy planes and thousands of jobs axed. |
| Defence Secretary Michael Fallon told the BBC that "painful decisions" had been made five years ago when the defence budget was "in a mess". | Defence Secretary Michael Fallon told the BBC that "painful decisions" had been made five years ago when the defence budget was "in a mess". |
| He added: "We're faced with a threat we didn't see five years ago so we have to gear up and make sure that our armed forces haves the equipment and configuration that they need." | He added: "We're faced with a threat we didn't see five years ago so we have to gear up and make sure that our armed forces haves the equipment and configuration that they need." |
| Analysis | Analysis |
| By Laura Kuenssberg, BBC political editor | By Laura Kuenssberg, BBC political editor |
| The extra £12bn going to the Ministry of Defence of course comes at a cost to other departments. | The extra £12bn going to the Ministry of Defence of course comes at a cost to other departments. |
| Every penny that goes there has to come from somewhere else, and the depth of the cuts elsewhere will be revealed by George Osborne on Wednesday. | Every penny that goes there has to come from somewhere else, and the depth of the cuts elsewhere will be revealed by George Osborne on Wednesday. |
| Welfare, the police, and support for business are all likely to be hit. | Welfare, the police, and support for business are all likely to be hit. |
| And although political sentiment is shifting in the government's favour on Syria, there are very big questions that it might be impossible for the prime minister to answer in a week. | And although political sentiment is shifting in the government's favour on Syria, there are very big questions that it might be impossible for the prime minister to answer in a week. |
| Hardest perhaps, what ground forces exist in Syria to take and hold land where IS is destroyed? Billions of pounds of new British military kit can't answer that. | Hardest perhaps, what ground forces exist in Syria to take and hold land where IS is destroyed? Billions of pounds of new British military kit can't answer that. |
| Review heralds 'a new assertiveness' | Review heralds 'a new assertiveness' |
| What will be in the defence review? | What will be in the defence review? |
| Chancellor George Osborne has already said the purchase of new fighter jets will be accelerated, making 24 F35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft available on the UK's two new aircraft carriers by 2023, rather than the previously planned eight. | Chancellor George Osborne has already said the purchase of new fighter jets will be accelerated, making 24 F35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft available on the UK's two new aircraft carriers by 2023, rather than the previously planned eight. |
| The nine Boeing P8 sea patrol aircraft will be based at RAF Lossiemouth and used for maritime surveillance, anti-submarine and anti-surface ship warfare. | The nine Boeing P8 sea patrol aircraft will be based at RAF Lossiemouth and used for maritime surveillance, anti-submarine and anti-surface ship warfare. |
| On Sunday, it emerged that Canadian and French maritime patrol aircraft had been assisting the Royal Navy after reports a Russian submarine had been spotted off the north of Scotland. | On Sunday, it emerged that Canadian and French maritime patrol aircraft had been assisting the Royal Navy after reports a Russian submarine had been spotted off the north of Scotland. |
| Mr Fallon defended the previous coalition government's decision to scrap the planned Nimrod fleet, saying: "It wasn't ready, that was the problem. We didn't dispense with it - it wasn't there." | Mr Fallon defended the previous coalition government's decision to scrap the planned Nimrod fleet, saying: "It wasn't ready, that was the problem. We didn't dispense with it - it wasn't there." |
| Shadow defence minister Maria Eagle said she was glad to see the government was going to "put straight the botched decisions made five years ago" and make sure the UK was able to patrol its own seas. | Shadow defence minister Maria Eagle said she was glad to see the government was going to "put straight the botched decisions made five years ago" and make sure the UK was able to patrol its own seas. |
| What is the Strategic Defence and Security Review? | What is the Strategic Defence and Security Review? |
| Source: House of Commons introduction to 2015 SDSR | Source: House of Commons introduction to 2015 SDSR |
| Mr Osborne pledged in his summer Budget to meet Nato's target of spending 2% of national income on defence every year, up to 2020. That means spending on defence will rise in real terms - 0.5% above inflation - every year during the current Parliament. | Mr Osborne pledged in his summer Budget to meet Nato's target of spending 2% of national income on defence every year, up to 2020. That means spending on defence will rise in real terms - 0.5% above inflation - every year during the current Parliament. |
| Meanwhile, the chancellor has refused to rule out cuts to the number of front-line police officers, but says Wednesday's Spending Review will see a 30% increase in the counter-terrorism budget. | Meanwhile, the chancellor has refused to rule out cuts to the number of front-line police officers, but says Wednesday's Spending Review will see a 30% increase in the counter-terrorism budget. |