Starmer rejects accusation that Labour is ‘complacent’ on defence funding
PM responds to warnings by former Nato chief George Robertson, saying defence spending is increasing rapidly
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Keir Starmer has said he does not agree with George Robertson’s comments about the government’s “corrosive complacency” on defence funding, as the prime minister faced sustained pressure on the issue.
Questioned in the Commons about the warnings by Robertson, the former Labour defence secretary and Nato chief who co-authored a defence review for the government, Starmer insisted that defence spending was increasing rapidly.
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