However, Sir Ben Wallace, the former defence secretary, called on Labour to increase defence spending in the Oct 30 Budget in order to better protect the nation’s security.
He said: “People should be under no illusion that unless Rachel Reeves commits to a date of spending 2.5 per cent of GDP on defence, and increases this spending this year and next year to ensure defence spending matches the rising threat, then defence will be hollowed out and this will put the men and women of our Armed Forces at risk.
“Today it is helicopters. We have already seen the hollowing out of our navy crews. Tomorrow it will be something else.”
Quite visionary ... I wonder what his background was, which allows him such clarity of view ? .......... Oh ! - I see !
