I hope that the hon. Gentleman will see that separating defence from the amalgam that has been created could be a good thing, by focusing attention on the purely defence aspect, as he acknowledges, and by giving a new Defence Secretary the opportunity to fight and win the battles with the Treasury that need to be fought and won.
Defence
Proceeding contribution from
Julian Lewis
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 11 January 2018.
It occurred during Backbench debate on Defence.
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2017-19
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