The Government cannot warn about Russia, Iran and China, then produce a Defence Investment Plan that leaves the Armed Forces short of the money, people, stockpiles and industrial capacity needed to meet that threat.
Critique of government defense funding plan.
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But it also threatens our economic security: impacting the family finances of millions of British people.
For the first time we’re giving mayors a share of income tax so communities directly benefit when their economy grows.
We build on that, but it is not easy. It is not easy in a world in which you see global conflict, increasing dangers.
What we can do is be an active, hands-on Government that puts British interests first – giving breathing space to those feeling financial strain and making our country more resilient so we can better weather these shocks in the future.
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