The Defence Secretary has warned the UK needs to be “more effective” in deterring future aggression against Nato and it is “not ready to fight.” John Healey said that the UK had become “very skilled and ready to conduct military operations”, but needed to be “ready to fight” in order to deter other nations. The MP for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough added that ministers found the state of the armed forces was “far worse than we thought.” It comes after the UK and Germany signed a defence pact with the aim of closer cooperation in the face of a growing threat from Russia, with German submarine-hunting…
