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    Government’s defence spending plan has more holes than Emmental cheese, MP says

    by Claudia Savage May 07, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: PA Wire

    “You can’t defeat Putin with press releases,” the Government has been warned, as Labour questioned the veracity of the Tories’ defence spending promises.

    Last month, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the UK will spend 2.5% of gross domestic product (GDP) on defence by 2030, an extra £75 billion in defence spending over the next six years.

    During a general debate on defence in the Commons on Tuesday, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps told MPs the spending commitment is “precisely what our armed forces need”.

    However, shadow defence secretary said the pledge had not been adequately funded

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