{"id":148829,"date":"2024-04-13T00:00:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T23:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/keir-starmer-admits-he-would-push-nuclear-button-as-prime-minister-if-uk-was-under-attack-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2024-04-13T00:00:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T23:00:13","slug":"keir-starmer-admits-he-would-push-nuclear-button-as-prime-minister-if-uk-was-under-attack-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/keir-starmer-admits-he-would-push-nuclear-button-as-prime-minister-if-uk-was-under-attack-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Keir Starmer admits he would push nuclear button as prime minister if UK was under attack | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/rK98wPGly40\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Keir Starmer admits he would push nuclear button as prime minister if UK was under attack | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rK98wPGly40\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Sir Keir Starmer has said he would be willing to push the nuclear button if Britain was under attack, should he be elected in as prime minister.<\/p>\n<p>In an exclusive interview with ITV News, the Labour Party leader said a nuclear deterrence &quot;only works if there is a preparedness to use it&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>In a dramatic shift from his predecessor Jeremy Corbyn, whose ambition was to see a nuclear-free world, and some Labour frontbenchers who previously voted to scrap Trident, Sir Keir today outlined plans to use the UK&#8217;s nuclear deterrent as the &quot;bedrock&quot; of his plans to keep Britain safe.<\/p>\n<p>Sir Keir also announced he would be willing to ramp up defence spending to 2.5% of GDP when the economy allows, and focus on increasing jobs and skills in the sector.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full story on the ITV News website: https:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\/2024-04-12\/starmer-admits-hed-push-nuclear-button-as-prime-minister-if-uk-was-under-attack<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sir Keir Starmer has said he would be willing to push the nuclear button if Britain was under attack, should he be elected in as prime minister. 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