{"id":308849,"date":"2026-01-12T12:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T12:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/armed-forces-chief-grilled-on-the-uks-readiness-for-war-by-mps\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T12:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T12:00:20","slug":"armed-forces-chief-grilled-on-the-uks-readiness-for-war-by-mps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/armed-forces-chief-grilled-on-the-uks-readiness-for-war-by-mps\/","title":{"rendered":"Armed forces chief grilled on the UK&#8217;s readiness for war by MPs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/ARqIA7RgCqk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Armed forces chief grilled on the UK's readiness for war by MPs\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ARqIA7RgCqk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Defence Committee will hear evidence from the Chief of the Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, in a session on his work as the UK&#8217;s top military officer.<\/p>\n<p>This will be the Committee\u2019s first opportunity to question Knighton in his role as the head of the Armed Forces.<\/p>\n<p>Knighton is also expected to face questions about recruitment and retention challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking last month, he warned there was a growing risk Russia could attack the UK &#8211; and said the whole of the country would need to play its part.<\/p>\n<p>Read more on the Sky News website and app: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/uks-sons-and-daughters-need-to-be-ready-to-fight-amid-growing-russian-threat-says-head-of-armed-forces-13483860<\/p>\n<p>#UKMilitary #MilitaryNews #UKPolitics <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Defence Committee will hear evidence from the Chief of the Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, in a session on his work as the UK&#8217;s top military officer. 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