26 February 2025

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I asked the Prime Minister to clarify why his Defence Secretary said defence spending was only going up by £6 billion, after he said it was going up by £13.4 billion yesterday. As ever, he had no answer. Show more Quote Paul Johnson @PJTheEconomist · 19h Govt playing silly games with numbers. Extra £13.4bn for defence must be against counterfactual of no cash increase, not of constant % of GDP. While £5.3bn cut in aid compares 0.5% GDP to 0.3% GDP. Thats how a £5.3bn cut “pays for”£13.4bn increase. Totally inconsistent figures x.com/samcoatessky/s…
— Kemi Badenoch (@KemiBadenoch) February 26, 2025

I welcome the PM's increase in defence spending. I'm pleased that he took my advice to use the Foreign Aid budget to achieve this. Our job as opposition is to help steer the govt in the right direction. The world has changed and Show more
— Kemi Badenoch (@KemiBadenoch) February 25, 2025