Dan Jarvis: “I told the Nato Secretary-General last week that promise will be met and a credible plan will be produced to ensure that…”

Ultimately, the success of this defence investment plan will be measured by whether it commands the support of those amazing men and women who serve in our armed forces.

Where once new technology could take years from inception to reaching our Armed Forces, we will now be able to develop and field new tech in a matter of weeks - because in this new era, those who innovate fastest will win.

The talks offered a very good opportunity to make sure that we are doing everything that we can to support Ukraine in their fight against Russian President Vladimir Putin's barbaric invasion.

Increased spending is only half the story. We have made tough choices, to stop doing things which were designed for another age, and invest in capabilities fit for the next war, not the last one