Critical raw materials act [EU Legislation in Progress]
Over past centuries, humanity has used an increasing number of known elements, in particular metals, to foster technological innovation.
Defence policy
Rishi Sunak talks up Ben Wallace as next Nato secretary general
PM praises ‘widely respected’ defence secretary who has stated his interest in succeeding Jens StoltenbergRishi Sunak has talked up Ben Wallace in his effort to be the next Nato secretary general, after the defence secretary confirmed his interest in t…
Rishi Sunak arrives in Japan to announce defence pact
PM also says Japanese businesses have invested £18bn in UK as he visits country for G7 summitRishi Sunak has arrived in Tokyo to announce a new defence partnership with Japan and support £18bn of private business deals, ahead of the G7 summit aimed at …
US China hawks to press UK minister for tougher line on Beijing
Republican-led group expected to lobby Ben Wallace at informal lunch meeting during Westminster visit A Republican-led group of China hawks from the US Congress will visit Westminster on Friday where they are expected to meet the defence secretary, Ben…
Rishi Sunak seeks to build stronger defence with Japan at Tokyo G7
PM expected to unveil Hiroshima accord at meeting with Japan’s Fumio Kishida amid fears of China’s rising militarisationRishi Sunak will seek to build a stronger defence with Japan amid fears of China’s rising militarisation as he travels to Tokyo and …
Ukraine drops request for UK jets as Zelenskiy meets Sunak at Chequers
Ukrainian president says he talked to UK PM about western allies providing a ‘coalition of jets’ for war effortRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesUkraine has dropped its request for British fighter jets to help in its war against Russia, with Volo…
UK sending long-range Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine, says defence minister
Britain donating arms capable of striking targets in occupied Crimea as Kyiv prepares counteroffensive against RussiaRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesBritain has become the first western country to provide Ukraine with the long-range Storm Shado…
Defence spending in western and central Europe tops last year of cold war
Stockholm International Peace Institute’s annual report finds UK was region’s biggest spender in 2022 at $68.5bnDefence spending in western and central Europe has surpassed that of the last year of the cold war, an annual report has found, as military …
Ben Wallace accused of concealing Russian ‘act of war’ against RAF plane
Senior Tory Tobias Ellwood says details of ‘near-shoot down’ revealed in Pentagon leaks should have been publicisedThe senior Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood has accused the defence secretary, Ben Wallace, of concealing a potential Russian “act of war” …
UK cyber security chief to warn of China’s rise as a technology superpower
Lindy Cameron speech expected to present the security threat posed by Beijing as an epoch-defining challenge to the westChina poses an “epoch-defining” challenge to the west, the head of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is reportedlyto warn.Li…