BREAKING: Rishi Sunak has said British warplanes are on standby to shoot down Chinese spy balloons if needed.
has said British planes are on standby to shoot down Chinese spy balloons if they enter UK airspace.
The PM said he would do ’whatever it takes’ to protect the UK from foreign unidentified flying objects. He also confirmed the army’s Quick Reaction Alert Force is on 24/7 notice to protect Brits from Chinese Communist spies.some of which are believed to be Chinese monitoring equipment were shot down in the US over the last week.‘We have something called the Quick Reaction Alert Force, which involves typhoon planes which are kept on 24/7 readiness to police our airspace, which is incredibly important.
The PM added: ‘I can’t go into detail on national security matters, but we’re in constant touch with our allies and we’ll do whatever it takes to keep our country safe.’Got a story? Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at
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