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Defence review: 10,000 troops could tackle terror attacks - PM | Defence review: 10,000 troops could tackle terror attacks - PM |
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Up to 10,000 troops could be deployed in the UK in the event of a Paris-style attack, David Cameron has said, as he announced £12bn extra defence spending. | |
The PM said ministers wanted to replace the Trident nuclear deterrent, but the estimated cost had risen and completion been put back until "the early 2030s". | |
The number of civilians employed by the MoD is to be reduced by almost 30% by the end of the Parliament, he added. | The number of civilians employed by the MoD is to be reduced by almost 30% by the end of the Parliament, he added. |
Dai Hudd, the Prospect union general secretary, called this "devastating". | |
Setting out the government's Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR), Mr Cameron announced plans for investment in two 5,000-strong "strike brigades", additional F-35 jets, maritime patrol aircraft and high-altitude drones. | |
It comes after he held talks with French President Francois Hollande following the 13 November attacks in Paris, carried out by so-called Islamic State (IS) militants, which left 130 people dead. | |
Belgian police have charged a man with involvement in the attacks. | |
Laying out the government's £178bn defence-spending plans for the next decade, the PM announced: | Laying out the government's £178bn defence-spending plans for the next decade, the PM announced: |
At-a-glance: Read more about the main announcements of the SDSR | At-a-glance: Read more about the main announcements of the SDSR |
'Devastating news' | 'Devastating news' |
Mr Cameron told MPs the government had "no way of knowing" what will happen 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." |
He said he would make the case to MPs for extending air strikes against IS targets from Iraq into Syria on Thursday. | |
However, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn asked the prime minister how he would apply "lessons learned in Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere" to the escalating conflicts in Iraq and Syria. | |
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron said "only this government could create a 'rapid reaction force' and will take 10 years to react". | |
Meanwhile, Angus Robertson, the SNP's leader in Westminster, hit out at plans to replace Trident, labelling it a "super expensive vanity project". | |
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. | |
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' |
Chancellor George Osborne had already announced the purchase of new fighter jets would be accelerated, making 24 F35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft available - rather than the eight previously planned eight - on the UK's two new aircraft carriers by 2023. | |
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. |
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. | 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. | 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. |