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Crowds watch the parade of military personnel in Scarborough where events took place for Armed Forces Day 2022
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CALLS by ministers for billions more pounds to be poured into the military amid the cost-of-living crisis expose the Tories’ spending priorities, campaigners said today.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace insisted that military spending must “continue to grow” in response to the “pressing threat” from Russia.
Mr Wallace’s comments at a Royal United Services Institute land warfare conference followed reports that he has written to the Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking for military spending to be increased to 2.5 per cent of Britain’s gross domestic product (GDP).
British military spending is among the highest in the world, diverts scarce resources from far better causes and fuels international conflict. It’s time we made different choices, argues LIZ PAYNE
LIZ PAYNE condemns how Labour backs war in Gaza and Ukraine, and massive funding for Trident’s nuclear bombs, when billions are needed just to restore public services