Labour has long promised to conduct a review of defence within its first year in charge - with expectations growing of an announcement about the launch of this piece of work.
A trip to Ukraine by the UK's new defence secretary within 48 hours of taking office underlines the importance attached by the new government to helping Ukrainian forces in their war with Russia. But, despite positive-sounding statements about new military assistance, John Healey does not have a magic tap that he can instantly turn on to offer the volume of weapons and ammunition - in particular artillery shells - that Kyiv most urgently needs.
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