Political Quotes

without a DIP that “meets the moment” I was “forced to make decisions that would reduce the readiness of our forces and increase the risk to personnel on operations, and could make our country less safe”

This is not the moment for calibration or incremental change. This means bigger politics, bolder priorities and harder choices.

There is no date for reaching 3 per cent spending on defence, and our adversaries do not follow timetables set by the Treasury.

the government's current plans to fund the military in the coming years fall "well short" of what is required.