The Treasury with defence really was in denial about the commitment that the UK has rightly made to Nato and to our people: it is still planning, was still planning on 3 per cent, but not until 2034-35.
Criticizing the Treasury's approach to defense spending.
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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
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You have been unable, and the Treasury has been unwilling, to commit the resources that the nation needs to defend the country at this time of rising threats.
the government's current plans to fund the military in the coming years fall "well short" of what is required.
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