pledged on Monday to secure the UK’s armed forces and nuclear deterrent as he sought to reassure voters before an election that the nation would be safe in the hands of a Labour government.
Standing in front of 14 former military Labour candidates, Mr Starmer told an audience: “The people of Britain need to know that their leaders will keep them safe – and we will.”Sewage crisis: why this UK election is being fought on – and in – rivers and lakes“This Labour Party is totally committed to the security of our nation, to our armed forces and, importantly, to our nuclear deterrent.”
The party leader opened his speech on Monday by remembering the bravery and courage of the soldiers who served on D-Day and “brought liberation to Europe” with their “individual and collective strength”.
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