Shapps makes case for increased western defence spending in ‘pre-war’ era
The UK is facing a “pre-war world” and the “peace dividend” that allowed successive governments to ease spending on defence is over, Grant Shapps has said.
Before taking the role, the Defence Secretary had backed a level of spending in excess of the Government’s goal and in a speech on Monday he set out the risks posed by countries including China, Russia, Iran and North Korea as well as terrorist groups in an increasingly dangerous world.
The UK has a
