I will just make a bit of progress first, keen as the right hon. Gentleman is. That will result in a £75 billion cash boost to our nation’s defences over six years from a flat cash baseline. Although we have had a long-held commitment to hit 2.5% when financial conditions allow, delivering that commitment now involves choices.
Defence
Proceeding contribution from
Grant Shapps
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 7 May 2024.
It occurred during Debate on Defence.
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