20,000 British troops will be deployed in Europe alongside Nato forces in an attempt to bolster global security. In a speech later today, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps is expected to set out plans for the UK to respond to the end of the so-called ‘peace dividend’ enjoyed by the West since the end of the Cold War. This comes just days after the Government authorised strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen and unveiled a further £2.5bn UK support package to Ukraine. The 20,000 troops will be deployed across Europe in the first half of this year as part of Exercise Steadfast Defender 24. Shapps is exp…
