{
  "id": 2107150,
  "title": "UK lacks defences and leadership to see off a war, former minister warns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/uk-lacks-defences-and-leadership-to-see-off-a-war-former-minister",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T09:25:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
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    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uk/2026/08/20/uk-lacks-defences-and-leadership-to-see-off-a-war-former-minister-warns/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The UK lacks the leaders and the defences to deal with an attack from its enemies and see off the threat of a war, a former defence minister has warned. Tobias Ellwood raised questions about UK defence standards by disclosing he had flown a light aircraft directly over the Royal Navy’s two large aircraft carriers docked in Portsmouth without being challenged. In a speech to the Royal United…",
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        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "UK lacks defences and leadership to see off a war, former minister warns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/uk-lacks-defences-and-leadership-to-see-off-a-war-former-minister-2109101",
        "published": "2026-08-20T09:25:45.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}