The forthcoming strategic defence review 2025: FAQ
The government will publish a strategic defence review in 2025, considering threats to the UK and how to meet them. What do we know about it so far?

This note is a short guide to the main recommendations of the defence reviews that have taken place since the end of the Second World War, and whether those recommendations subsequently lived up to events.
A Brief Guide to Previous British Defence Reviews (140 KB , PDF)
This note is a short guide to the main recommendations of the defence reviews that have taken place since the end of the Second World War, and whether those recommendations subsequently lived up to events.
A Brief Guide to Previous British Defence Reviews (140 KB , PDF)
The government will publish a strategic defence review in 2025, considering threats to the UK and how to meet them. What do we know about it so far?
The UK will publish a new national security strategy before the NATO summit in June 2025.
The Labour government hopes to reduce barriers to trade, such as by reducing border checks on goods, and to agree a UK–EU security pact