LONDON—Britain will use military force to support its interests after Brexit, Defense Minister Gavin Williamson said on Feb. 11, in a speech setting out a global role for the armed forces but with little detail on how to fund such ambitions in the long term.
Williamson outlined plans to invest his defense budget in new equipment and cyber capabilities and send Britain’s new aircraft carrier to the Pacific, where London has been seeking to demonstrate its influence in relation to China.
