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UK can’t assume wartime ship requisition will guarantee access to sealift, new report warns
A Royal Navy-operated Merlin HM4 hovers over the deck of the sanctioned Cameroonian-flagged crude oil tanker and suspected Russian 'shadow fleet' vessel, Smyrtos, during a maritime interdiction mission to seize the vessel on 14 June 2026. Image: MOD Crown Copyright/Royal Navy
UK can’t assume wartime ship requisition will guarantee access to sealift, new report warns
The UK may be able to requisition commercial vessels in a crisis, but modern shipping networks mean access to crews, specialist skills and support services is far from guaranteed.
Defence

2 Sep 2026

UK Government fast-tracks £110m to create hundreds of new prison places
Funding accelerated to turbocharge prison building across country
UK Government fast-tracks £110m to create hundreds of new prison places
The UK government is fast-tracking £110m to create hundreds of prison places as overcrowding forces ministers to convert existing spaces into cells.
Uncategorized

2 Sep 2026

Ireland opens talks to join UK-led JEF+ to bolster maritime security
Irish Navy Irish EEZ, L.E. SAMUEL BECKETT (P61)
Ireland opens talks to join UK-led JEF+ to bolster maritime security
Ireland is exploring an observer role in JEF+ as it seeks closer security cooperation, improved intelligence sharing and protection against emerging maritime threats.
Defence

2 Sep 2026

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