I have some sympathy for the right hon. Gentleman’s position, because when I was the shadow Secretary of State for Defence, I spent a lot of time criticising the then Labour Government for cutting the size of the infantry and the Army. The clear implication is that the next Labour Government would be spending more than the present Government, so how much more money would a future Labour Government be putting into defence compared to what we are spending, which, of course, has increased already?
Strength of the UK’s Armed Forces
Proceeding contribution from
Bernard Jenkin
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 14 April 2021.
It occurred during Opposition day on Strength of the UK’s Armed Forces.
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2019-21
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