Wes Streeting praises Wargame TV series for highlighting UK defence

The Guardian World Wednesday 09 September 2026, 12:55 UTC By Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor 1 min read

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Defence secretary says docudrama, featuring Michael Gove and Nicola Sturgeon, has helped write his ‘defence spending review submission’A docudrama depicting a Russian attack on Britain led by an unlikely pairing of Michael Gove and Nicola Sturgeon was praised by the defence secretary, Wes Streeting, for writing “my spending review submission”. Wargame, due to be broadcast on Sky later in September, features a string of former politicians advised by ex-securocrats, grappling with an unusually...

Defence secretary says docudrama, featuring Michael Gove and Nicola Sturgeon, has helped write his ‘defence spending review submission’

A docudrama depicting a Russian attack on Britain led by an unlikely pairing of Michael Gove and Nicola Sturgeon was praised by the defence secretary, Wes Streeting, for writing “my spending review submission”.

Wargame, due to be broadcast on Sky later in September, features a string of former politicians advised by ex-securocrats, grappling with an unusually powerful Moscow, while highlighting limitations in the British military.

The Wargame airs on Sky One from 21 September

Wes Streeting (PERSON) UK (LOCATION) Defence (ORG) Michael Gove (PERSON) Nicola Sturgeon (PERSON) Russian (ORG) Britain (LOCATION) Moscow (LOCATION) British (ORG)

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