The security minister says No 10 has set out a ‘very inclusive’ agenda on keeping British people safe
During his media round this morning Tom Tugendhat, the security minister, defended his decision to write a joint article with the Foreign Office minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan last week saying defence spending needs to rise “at much greater pace than at present”.
The article was implicitly critical of the budget, and was seen as pushing at the boundaries of what is allowed under collective responsibility.
Look at the world that we’re seeing today. Look at the rise in autocracy. Look at the challenges that we’re facing.
This prime minister has set out that agenda and we need to deliver it. I want to achieve 2.5% now, you know, as soon as possible, that is exactly what we need to achieve. First step to do is to get to 2.5% and then we’ll have to adjust as the challenges we face evolve.
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