Labour 'would want to match' Sunak pledge to spend 2.5% of GDP on defence by 2030

Labour's initial response to the prime minister's defence announcement earlier was to suggest it would review government spending if it takes power.
But Steve Reed, the party's shadow environment secretary, says Labour is aiming to match the current government's figure to spend 2.5% of GDP on defence by the end of the decade.
Speaking to the Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge, Mr Reed says: "Yes, Labour would want to match that."
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[@djcarrera1]

No difference, both parties under the control of the hidden hand

[@saviola5194]

🤦🏽‍♂️Tory labour they’re all the same

[@bob1234881]

That's because it is the civil service that know the best and that's who they are listening too.

[@Bungle-UK]

This is the same Labour Party that previously said there wasn’t any money for extra spending 🤷‍♂️

[@chrishenderson6452]

God help us with this lot in government.

[@user-wj4yk8ly1d]

So the Brittish ordered remaining French forces to sourrender , but French general Cambronne of the guard refuses , yells back at the Brittish "Merde !" , and eventually he was wounded and taken to custody to the UK ....

[@BK-uf6qr]

There is never any handwringing and penny counting when social programs have blow out budgets. Why now?

[@philliphudson9092]

Different colours but the same paymasters.

[@user-wj4yk8ly1d]

The rain that day at Waterlloo , made it even more difficult for the French , attacking the Brittish positions ....

[@user-wj4yk8ly1d]

And speaking of Napoleon s Wars , Waterlloo , Arthure Weslley Duke of Wellington wrote after the battlle : "nothing , apart defeat , Is so much stimulatiing mixt feellings ( mellanchollia ) like victory" .

[@user-wj4yk8ly1d]

And , Napoleon , ordered Gurouscjy and his 35.000 Men to engadge in the Battlle , but French general Gurouschy REFUSED , stating French ParLiament Has ordered HIM to defend the Border of France VS Belgium

[@varadharajannadarajah]

As if they are going to take out money from their pocket 😂

[@Klinsmann1985]

That's not how public finance works

[@varadharajannadarajah]

@@Klinsmann1985 Yeah, tell them.

[@user-wj4yk8ly1d]

The Idea that the UK s army Is smallest since the Napoleon Wars Is absurd . Because the UK Has troumendous leveradge soft power through the Common Wealth through Mi 5 , Mi 6 etc

[@user-wj4yk8ly1d]

Because Michel Ney , before Waterfoo , one hundred days before Waterfoo , Michel Ney was ordered to arest Napoleon in Southern France . Instead of aresting Napoleon , he was forced to join Inn ....

[@gazmothedamaja]

We don't need to spend anymore that Ireland on defense.

[@user-wj4yk8ly1d]

At the battlle of Waterlloo , the French , were attacking the Brittish From beneath in to above on the hills , therefore , it was all the more difficult for the French , even ounumberef

[@Bumble2000]

The problem is that the opposition is just trying to catch up but has still - like the current government - totally underestimated what is really required.

[@jasoncooper9391]

Tories magic money tree is here 😂

[@user-wj4yk8ly1d]

But , not onlly were the French were outnumbered by Brittish and Scottish forces under Wellington , no , at some Point of the battlle , the prussiens joined in with the Brittish to finish the French , the prussiens under Blucher , that Napoleon thought to have destroyed three days before Waterfoo ....

[@user-mp7nl7nn2c]

We will match, we will match, we will match get some ideas of your own please. I don't think 2.5 percent is anywhere near enough. It will take 3 percent to get our forces to the right level.

[@danielkarlsson9326]

Saying since the other lads came to office is never a good thing cause it implies that the reason for it is your sides decisions starting to manifest itself. If he had said a we now see after some time with the other sides politics how the problems have started to increase. Also he went forth and then backwards on the 2.5% claims which is never a good sign.

[@BK-uf6qr]

Labour “working towards” and other non commital statements that everyone will forget about.

[@renmanincltd9965]

Holding labour 2 account 10/10 ,, holding Tories 2 account 0/10 ... Lol

[@DavidJohnson-dc8lu]

We don't vote for war and defence spending, we aren't Americans.

[@ravd8082]

of course they will match it😂

[@user-wj4yk8ly1d]

And the French Emperor goes , leaves Waterlloo as he Looks for to Michel Ney , that day commanding the French heavy cavallery , Ney , angry for that the French Lost ....

[@user-wj4yk8ly1d]

And the day of the battlle of Waterlloo , it Is believed , that , six Horses parrished , six different Horses parrished as Michel Ney persenelly drove French attacks on to the Brittish positions , six Horses parrished under Michel Ney as he was leading the French s charges

[@jakobbergen7574]

Who is threatening the UK? Youre delusional

[@philliphudson9092]

They create an imaginary enemy,this year US told them it is Russia,next year it will probably be China.All depends who is President of US.

[@JordyLR61]

Just because all out war isnt happening have a look at the amount of cyber attacks economic attack etc coming from other peaceful countries

[@danburke6568]

So vote Green 💚

[@djc69006]

To debate today's dog and pony show is a fool's errand. Nevertheless, and right on cue, Ridge approaches the interview as if No. 10 just released a white paper. The entire line of questioning was sophomoric.

[@dondraper2488]

Your tax money hard at work….

[@iceonthemoon]

This argument about the increase being equivalent of the entire schools budget is very misleading, the £75bn extra is the total extra spend over 6 years compared to the current budget, the £60bn schools budget is the amount spent just this year. If we were comparing per year figures then we are actually spending more on schools than defence this year. In terms of how it will be funded, total public spending is well over 40% of gdp, so a 0.2% increase between now and 2030 is not very significant.

[@ankhmorpok1497]

Better to spend public money on productive things like schools than more tanks to sit idle and rust in military bases. Russia doesn't have the capacity to invade Britain. Simple as. Their army is struggling invading Ukraine.