John Healey: “If a defence contract is 'sent overseas', the industry will be required to create jobs in the UK, in what he called a…”

Fiscal discipline has been the bedrock of the government that I was part of for the first couple of years, as a Labour government since July 2024.

The conflict affects our national security, our UK bases, personnel and allies in the Middle East.

Fiscal discipline is the bedrock of our UK economic stability and national security, which is why we are committed to meeting our fiscal rules, with a buffer against global uncertainties.

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,