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What if Russia attacked the UK? Submit your questions for team behind The Wargame podcast - launching on Tuesday

What would happen if Russia attacked the UK? Our new podcast The Wargame pits a fictional British government against an imagined Kremlin, taking you to the heart of the crisis. To coincide with the launch we're holding a Q&A with the team behind the podcast - send us your question below.

Friday 6 June 2025 17:52, UK

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What if Russia attacked the UK? Submit your questions for The Wargame team

Russia attacks the UK, panic ensues and government ministers and military chiefs assemble in the war room - what happens next?

The Wargame, a new podcast series by Sky News and Tortoise Media, takes you into the heart of this imaginary crisis, pitting a fictional British government played by ex-top politicians against an imagined Kremlin.

And here's your chance to put your questions to the team behind the podcast.

Join a live Q&A coinciding with the launch on Tuesday with Sky News' security and defence editor Deborah Haynes, who wrote and presents the podcast, and Sir Richard Barrons, a leader of the recent defence review who plays the role of chief of the defence staff, the UK's top military officer.

Our lead politics presenter Sophy Ridge will put your questions to them on anything from the UK's preparedness for a hostile attack to the making of the podcast

Submit yours in the box at the top of the page to join in.

Ben Wallace joins as PM - here are the other big names involved

The scenario presented in The Wargame is designed to test Britain's defences and national resilience at a time of mounting tensions with Russia. It also explores the reliability - or otherwise - of key allies like the United States in a crisis.

A top team of former government ministers and military and security chiefs took part in the podcast, which was written and presented by security and defence editor Deborah Haynes:

  • Sir Ben Wallace, a former Conservative defence secretary, plays the prime minister; 
  • Jack Straw, a former senior Labour politician, resumes his old job as foreign secretary; 
  • Amber Rudd steps back into her former role as home secretary;
  • Jim Murphy, Scottish secretary under Gordon Brown, takes the position of chancellor;
  • James Heappey, a former armed forces minister, plays the defence secretary;
  • Lord Mark Sedwill is the national security adviser - a position he held for real under both Theresa May and Boris Johnson;
  • General Sir Richard Barrons, one of the leaders of a major defence review that is due to be published in the coming weeks, plays the role of chief of the defence staff, the UK's top military officer;
  • Baroness Helena Kennedy, a barrister and expert on human rights law, appears as attorney general; and
  • Lieutenant General Sir David Capewell resumes his former role as chief of joint operations, the UK's warfighting commander.