Keir Starmer on Ban autonomous lethal weapons

Keir Starmer

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

And we are backing this by putting more than £5 billion into drones and autonomous weapons—the largest ever UK investment in this technology.

AI Verified (Jun 30, 2026)

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Keir Starmer, “PM speech announcing the Defence Investment Plan,” GOV.UK, June 30, 2026.

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Ban autonomous lethal weapons

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AI Verified Funding autonomous weapons strongly supports retaining rather than banning them. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Investment in autonomous weapons supports retaining, not banning, them. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified GOV.UK transcript, June 30, 2026, contains this Keir Starmer wording. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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