Recommendation 6

Foreign policy decisions and consequent actions by UK Defence need to be supported by the UK public. The lack of organisation round the withdrawal from Afghanistan damaged the Government’s standing. However, so far, engagement with the public on the Russian offensive in Ukraine and British support for Ukraine has been regular and transparent. We welcome this approach: the Government needs to build on this. (Paragraph 32) The Integrated Review, Defence in a Competitive Age and the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy 59 The Government’s response to the evolving threat