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Kemi Badenoch: “I welcome the PM's increase in defense spending...The world has changed and Britain is not ready, we must adapt.”

On the recordFebruary 24, 2025
I welcome the PM's increase in defense spending...The world has changed and Britain is not ready, we must adapt.
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Kemi Badenoch
Conservative Party

Editor's note · Context

Badenoch supports Starmer's defense spending increase, citing global changes.

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