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Peace campaigners call for war billions to be used to help working families as Labour pushes to send more weapons to Ukraine conflict
A Ukrainian tank passes by a burning car near the Russian-Ukrainian border, Sumy region, Ukraine, August 14, 2024

MINISTERS were urged to divert arms spending to help working people today after it emerged British Challenger 2 tanks were being used in Ukraine’s incursion into Russia.

Anti-war campaigners warned the latest escalation put millions at risk by threatening to turn the proxy war between Nato and Russia into a “hot” and, potentially, nuclear war.

One of its Challenger 2 tanks was destroyed in its thwarted summer offensive last year.

Downing Street has previously insisted the long-range Storm Shadow missiles are only to be used for conflict within Ukraine.

Kiev forces appeared to be gaining more territory within the Kursk region today.

The offensive is believed to be the largest of its kind by a foreign army on Russian soil since the second world war.

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