It is another step up, it is another increase in spending, but it is necessary, it’s the right thing to do to defend our country.
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Discussing the Defence Investment Plan during a visit to a defence contractor.
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Every Prime Minister knows when they take up the torch, that the day will come when they have to pass it on. That day has come for me. This is the end of my political journey.
In six years we went from historic defeat in 2019 to historic victory in 2024, and in two years in government, I leave the country in better shape than I found it. I am proud of everything that we have achieved.
The award was completely unexpected and very meaningful. It really means a huge amount.
And when my brother died of cancer, she reached out to me privately, not across this despatch box, and I thank her for that and the tribute that she’s just made to my wife and children, who mean the world to me.





