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British Armed Forces: Size and Strength

The Minister will have 10 minutes to sum up, so I am not going to take an intervention from him.

Let me end with this. I am dismayed that we will not have a statement today on the splitting up of the security capability review, about which there has been one of the most unedifying public spats I have ever seen in politics. This country seriously needs to look at how it finances and budgets for defence. It has to look at countries such as Denmark, which budgets on a five-year basis so that its Defence Ministers are not continuously chasing their tail. I think there is a political consensus. I make no apology for being robust in opposition, but I believe there is much on which we can work together.

10.35 am

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
635 c143WH 
Session
2017-19
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
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