BRITAIN must “prepare for peace not more war,” communists have warned amid government plans to increase military spending through “draconian cuts” to public services and welfare.

Speaking at the Communist Party of Britain’s executive committee meeting over the weekend, Kevan Nelson criticised Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s commitment to boosting military budgets, warning that it would add £13 billion to the £54bn already spent annually on arms.

The CP international secretary said: “Starmer’s Nato B-team summit in London talks about peace in Ukraine, while preparing to prolong the war with or without the USA.”