Ex-Nato chief slams Keir Starmer over 'corrosive complacency' and warns Britain's national security is 'in peril'

Ex-Nato chief slams Keir Starmer over 'corrosive complacency' and warns Britain's national security is 'in peril'
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Alice Tomlinson

By Alice Tomlinson


Published: 14/04/2026

- 09:21

Lord Robertson accused politicians in the Treasury of 'vandalism'

An ex-Nato chief has slammed Sir Keir Starmer over "corrosive complacency" and has warned Britain's national security is "in peril".

Lord George Robertson, former Nato General Secretary and author of the Government's strategic defence review has slammed the Prime Minister, saying he is "not willing to make the necessary investment" to protect the UK.


Also, in a speech on Tuesday he will say: "We are underprepared. We are underinsured. We are under attack. We are not safe...

"Britain's national security and safety is in peril."

Having led Nato from 1999 to 2003, Lord Robertson will also say in his speech that "non-military experts in the Treasury" causing "vandalism".

In an interview in the Financial Times, the peer also referenced the "ever-expanding welfare budget" as a reason why we cannot "defend Britain".

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