If he was on the front line when the first bullet was fired he would be under a bed in Downing Street when the second one went off. The ‘WE’ from politicians is always a YOU
Keir Starmer says it’s time to put boots on the ground in Ukraine and send British troops in to the country to enforce a peace deal with Vladimir Putin.
The PM says the UK needs to be ‘ready and willing to contribute to security guarantees to Ukraine by putting our own troops on the ground if necessary’.
‘I do not say that lightly,’ Sir Keir wrote in The Telegraph.
‘I feel very deeply the responsibility that comes with potentially putting British servicemen and women in harm’s way. But any role in helping to guarantee security is helping to guarantee the security of our continent, and the security of this country.’
The premier made the announcement ahead of an emergency gathering of European leaders in Paris in response to President Donald Trump‘s push for a deal with Russian despot Putin and fears the US will reduce its defence commitments in the continent.
Sir Keir said the crisis was a ‘once in a generation moment’ and an ‘existential’ question for Europe.
Yet the PM has refused to boost military spending amid a defence crisis in Europe.
Government sources said he was still planning to spend 2.5 per cent of GDP on the Armed Forces – despite urgent calls to go beyond that figure – and that the timetable for reaching his goal would not be accelerated.
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