UK lacks plan to defend itself from attack, warn MPs

Public should be told nature of threat posed since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, says defence committee chair

The UK lacks a plan to defend itself from a military attack, MPs have warned as the government promised to boost readiness with new arms factories.

The challenges facing the government and defence industry were laid bare in a stark report from the Commons defence committee about the UK’s ability to fight a war and meet its Nato obligations in light of Russia’s war in Ukraine.