Race across the East: Parties failing on defence, says former MP

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Former Colchester MP Sir Bob Russell said plans by political parties to raise defence spending by 2.5% was 'not enough'.

All the political parties are letting the UK down on defence spending, the former MP for an army town has told the BBC.

The former House of Commons defence select committee member said plans by the main political parties to raise defence spending by 2.5% were "not enough"."You can have all the policies in the world... but if your country is not secure, as the people in Ukraine are witnessing, you don't have a country.

 

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