I am being forced to make decisions that would reduce the readiness of our Forces and increase the risk to personnel on operations, and could make the country less safe.
Resignation letter addressing military spending issues.
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I appreciate how hard this is for cabinet colleagues and I am very grateful to those who support what is required, but not all needs to be done by cutbacks elsewhere
At this dangerous time, I see the current defence investment plans falling well short of what is required, a rise at 0.08% from next year to 2030, no date for reaching 3%, no path to 3.5%.
This action to ease the cost of living is funded by savings made elsewhere, so there’s no burden to British taxpayers, just pounds going back into their pockets.
This is not the moment for calibration or incremental change. This means bigger politics, bolder priorities and harder choices.
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