Nato: UK Is At ’The Bottom Of The Pile’ | Sir Richard Shirreff
February 22, 2026
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as posted by the channel“We’ve reached the bottom of the pile.”
The UK is in a “pretty bad place” within Nato, sitting at “the bottom of the league” for conventional defence spending and falling short on its commitments, says Sir Richard Shirreff, former Nato deputy supreme allied commander Europe.
Sir Richard Shirreff was speaking to Chloe Tilley and Guto Harri on Times Radio. Listen live every Saturday 6am-10am.
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