Republic of Ireland: Defence Co-operation - Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:29 pm on 3 September 2025.

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Photo of Lord Coaker Lord Coaker The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence 3:29, 3 September 2025

Keir Starmer and the Taoiseach agreed, just a few months ago in Liverpool, that there should be a new memorandum of understanding, one pillar of which should be defence and security. That is a major step forward. It is important not only for the security of Ireland—and those are choices that it makes for itself—but for our security and the defence of Europe.