John Healey: “Our defence spending plan falls well short of what is required.”

But it also threatens our economic security: impacting the family finances of millions of British people.

Now, let's get on with the job.

I will oversee strong fiscal discipline

Britain faces these global pressures from a position of relative strength, the fastest growth in the G7 advanced nations in the first half of this year, the deficit being cut faster than in any other G7 country,