Kemi Badenoch calls for a UK missile-defence system dubbed ‘Iron Dome’
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch called for a UK missile-defence system. She denied comparing the proposal with Israel’s Iron Dome, although the term appeared in a party press release and a newspaper article.
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UK Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch called for a national missile-defence system referred to in party material as the “Britannia Shield” and “Iron Dome”. She made the proposal during the Conservative Party conference.
Badenoch denied comparing the proposed system with Israel’s Iron Dome. However, that term appeared in a Conservative press release and in a newspaper article.
The plan was described in the material as costing £1bn a year. Separately, General Sir Richard Barrons told MPs that an ideal missile-defence system could cost £120bn.
The Conservatives also discussed a £10bn figure for the proposed plan. Badenoch rejected the claim that this would be insufficient, while the Liberal Democrats said the party would only be able to deliver a “Patchwork Dome” for that amount.
Other Conservatives argued that “Iron Dome” was simply a generic term for missile defence. The supplied material does not describe the proposed British system’s exact components or capabilities.
What we know
- Kemi Badenoch called for a UK missile-defence system.
- Conservative material referred to the plan as the “Britannia Shield” and “Iron Dome”.
- General Sir Richard Barrons estimated an ideal missile-defence system could cost £120bn.
- The Liberal Democrats said £10bn would produce only a “Patchwork Dome”.
Trust: Single source
- The story relies on one publisher. A second independent confirmation has not been established from the cited sources.
- Sources: The Guardian World.
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