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
Urging ministers to find funding for defense.
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Sir Keir Starmer is 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 Treasury has been unwilling, to commit the resources that the nation needs to defend the country at this time of rising threats.
It's important to Nato, it's important to Britain that we...demonstrate the sort of leadership that's required from within the European Nato as the US starts to scale back its contribution.
We came into government, recognising Britain faced a new era of threat which demanded a new era for defence.
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