UK sends ‘clear message’ to Russia and China | Sir Jeremy Quin & Ben Wallace

“This is a clear benchmark to our allies that they need to step up as well.”
The UK's increase in defence spending could encourage other Nato allies to ramp up their budgets to send a "clear message" about arms and capabilities to adverseries, says former minister for defence procurement Sir Jeremy Quin.
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[@stevieb6368]

I'm sure Russia and China are underwhelmed!

[@alien4422]

Think again. Both Russia and China are countries who have previously been defeated by Great Britain.

[@benbeasant3443]

😂

[@alien4422]

The UK has already defeated both China and Russia in war.

[@davidmacdonald1695]

China maybe. russia probably concerned given they aren’t that big or important.

[@stephendalton1648]

We have already been invaded

[@jamesgreen1116]

That's called karma for Britain ;)

[@ManGoatHamburger]

Good.

[@Neowulf2066]

@@jamesgreen1116 Oh good. So you agree having them here is a bad thing. Makes a change from the gaslighting about it being enriching.

[@markfrost9005]

We've already been invaded by Muslim foot soldiers coming over on boats, remember the quote we shall invade the beaches etc, now we shall welcome them to our beaches and put them up in hotels 😡

[@babyamy3884]

@@jamesgreen1116 stop acting like a victim and go cry somewhere else 😂

[@keithdixon3896]

Cue the music to Dads Army.... Don't tell him Pike!! 😅😅😅

[@APW-ry2ok]

This guy cannot find the camera ,not a good sign….

[@dianeirvine7624]

Vote for reform and get some sanity back into this country ffs

[@Withnail1969]

A clear message that we're delusional maybe.

[@CL-un9gg]

The clear message that we might have some sort of defence by 2030? 😂

[@almacnaughton3688]

Very good guest. Helped explain the UK's military budget and other economic concerns to those of us "across the pond".

[@bauer9101]

Good luck getting young people into the forces. They are too busy marching through London.

[@TS-bj8my]

That's easy eliminate universal healthcare, free higher education for the poor and then link it to military education like we do in the US. I'm in my fifties and I've NEVER heard of anyone going into the military patriotism or any other reason!

[@Tbone1492]

​@@TS-bj8my Rubbish...I've never seen so many flags and Patriotism in US. Besides Russia

[@Withnail1969]

Generation Z just arent interested and who can blame them.

[@mtam7575]

If your house is not secured, no matter what you do, you will not sleep comfortably. This is what defence means for our country.

[@alf3597]

There been a lot of talk on what wash country needs too do instead off talking do it then we and allb nation won't worry so mush follow the sad slogan always ready

[@alf3597]

M sorry mistakes says

[@TheMono25]

As far as I can see We either use the money to help fight the war Or money will be worthless after the war anyway

[@vittoriobruscella1835]

who sabotaged the North Sea gas pipeline, causing the cost of gas to rise for the people?

[@abynor8687]

Ahahahahah .... Russian troll. Who stopped gas supply to Europe, are you sure it was not Putin? Well...now EU doesn't need Russian gas. This year is the last for gas transit through Ukraine.

[@gazmothedamaja]

The USA and/or Ukrainians.

[@user-wj7cv9hb5j]

I have to say I didn't know ow any north sea gas pipelines were damaged. Sounds to me l ike people don't know what they see talking about let alone people liking the comment 😂😂

[@user-wj7cv9hb5j]

Oh wait are you meaning nord stream? Wrong country.. learn basics of Geography 😂😂😂😂

[@allencameron3419]

@@user-wj7cv9hb5jwell done on avoiding the valid point he was making or perhaps you don’t understand the point

[@deanjordan2664]

Blame the .gov stripping our ability to manufacture anything in this country!

[@SonyJimable]

Exactly. They destroyed the industrial base and allowed the skilled labour to drop off. It would have to start from scratch, with a disaster of an economy, heavily in debt, on an island with no mineral resources, oil reserves depleted, and surrounded by desperate competition none of which like us much... OK then.

[@karyne826]

Bet they’re both quaking in their boots 😂

[@FredKerman]

How. Did. They. Send. It. In. A. Bottle. 😎👍🇮🇪

[@karyne826]

😂

[@abynor8687]

It is a false dichotomy ... you can spend on both NHS and on Defense.... Then you have central bank to manage potential issues with interest rates and inflation ... We are not in the world where amount of money is limited by a gold standard ....

[@SlowhandGreg]

The Tories have borrowed to the hilt over the last 14 years adding 1.8 trillion to debt, due to rising inflation and the Truss debacle between 12-15% of our GDP is spent on debt repayment Until this is addressed were stuck with high interest rates, all of Hunt's 20 billion in NI tax cuts were funded by additional borrowing last year of 130 billion.

[@EricaFiore]

Labour need to if they still want my Vote. I am for 3/4% or more. Britain got lucky last time around because the lady paid for the legendary Spitfire, built designed by Mitchell.

[@user-hz6xo8mx1s]

UK sends clear messages to Russia and China and the messages is …😴😴😴

[@sandybroon1962]

About time two,

[@So-Be-It_85949]

75 billion in resources from 2.5% [140 billion pounds]

[@russellmaxwell4677]

About time we spent more on defence. Like everything thing in this country. Defence has been cut to the point we wouldn’t last five minutes if we had to go to war.

[@bengaltiger1289]

They have money for war but not for our NHS

[@220volt-u7]

just because you have money doesn't mean you have an army!!! in Russia they receive this clear message, and so on? :D

[@gregorytshimwandi8394]

Putin has the last laugh though 😂😂😂

[@alien4422]

Putin is not laughing.

[@user-dv8vu3kk6i]

If American and England could mess with putin they would but they have no chance and putin did not start this mess it was USA and England tell Ukrainian to it all about money war think about how much money Ukrainian has had and what happened to it they have been given tanks and other stuff but they keep asking for more the money they have had they could of paid for new stuff not second hand that’s been given to them

[@valeriebrice3673]

The UK!? 😂😂😂

[@valeriebrice3673]

Grant Schapps. The Ukraine assistance is being delayed! The promised amount is slow to be realised.

[@MrYossarianuk]

Shame we've lost about 3% GDP from Brexit - that could have been spent on the military

[@EstabanGraves]

Thank Putin for brexit

[@Neowulf2066]

@@EstabanGraves 🤣🤣🤣

[@alien4422]

We need to save some money by buying from Germany, South Korea and the US.

[@alanmcmillan6969]

What the UK needs to dpend on is, is the best. It does not matter where it comes from. So step up UK!

[@TheJohndoes1]

Get a grip ffs we couldn’t beat the Isle of Man

[@theepansornalingam4218]

Totally mat gourmand

[@Perri_Redder]

I want to point out that the war is basically not asymmetric. There is a great deal of evolution that is directly induced by conflict of this caliber. Essentially, there will be far less of a chance that funds in development will be wasted as the battlefield is indicating what we advance, directly. Very little imagination is required.

[@CodeUK93]

This dude referred to a AJAX as a tank.. which it most definitely is not. N were supposed to listen to him? And it’s mad we need an army of 200k whether it includes reserves or not and a navy of 120 ships+!! MINIMUM. That should be the absolute lowest. 2 aircraft carries and can barely form a strike group to protect them both as well as anything else. It’s literally ridiculous.

[@cobbler40]

It’s like a geeky weak kid in the playground threatening the school bully.

[@user-yc4xf8cv5y]

The political system in UK is rotten 😂😂

[@gray100]

Does Ben wallace think there's a war in France???

[@benbeasant3443]

Maybe he's seen the script.

[@gray100]

@@benbeasant3443 sounds like it, pal

[@willhall4037]

What does more defence spending mean? Less money for pothole filling. Less money to clear the sewage from our rivers. Less money to pay the French to NOT stop migrants from killing themselves in the channel. In truth, our arms and armament corporations will be able to make and sell more abroad.

[@SlowhandGreg]

How are they going to pay for it, which taxes are they going to put up? Theyve just spent 20 billion on an unfunded tax cut to boost thier poll ratings baking in real cuts to services of 18%

[@TheSkaffen]

All the taxes, prepare for a Labour govt.

[@DRSHANKER]

@@TheSkaffen mans living out here in the worst economic conditions since ww2 and still tries to blame anyone else than his billionaire overlord

[@SlowhandGreg]

​@@DRSHANKERI'm not against spending on defense my point is that due to Tory incompetence were now paying 15% of our GDP in debt repayment, a consequence of 14 years of failed economic policy + Liz Truss. 2010 borrowing was 800 billion its now 2.6 trillion, we need an election ASAP before the Tories do any more damage

[@TheSkaffen]

@@SlowhandGreg The Politicians don't work for us regardless of who wins. Labour will hike taxes and you still won't get health, border security, high speed rail, ...it's a grift on both sides.

[@andrewjones4568]

lol what clear message to Putin? By 2030 we’ll be ready for what exactly? Hopefully behind the scenes there is a plan in place for mobilisation/conscription should it be needed. That would be a much stronger message tbh.

[@SonyJimable]

It would only bring forward civil unrest and the portion of the population first captured in the muster and put through training against there wishes would simply mean the unrest will include people proficient in using fire arms, explosives and operating drones against armoured VIP limousines...

[@IliyaOsnovikov]

How could any mobilisation/conscription help against modern MIRV ICBMs?

[@jimjefftube]

It should not be considered a “waste of money” to purchase arms from an ally and sad that this is the way you characterize it? When the US buys from the UK, I never consider it a “waste of money”, I would rather we purchase from our European Allies over any other country, even if it’s at a premium. Time for a little self reflection possibly?

[@RennieNightcart]

Si vis pacem para bellum.

[@gazmothedamaja]

Pathetic excuse to waste the nation's money, yet again.

[@alien4422]

Ivan!

[@djordjelezajic8435]

I am sure Russia is scared that britain that used to be great once upon a time long time ago might threaten them with 43,000 soldiers and one operational airplane carrier , as soon as they can find operational planes for it

[@sholder123]

Its a clear message we are are a tiny nation who should mind their own business

[@neilslater3653]

If you're speaking on behalf of the Russian flag you fly, absolutely.

[@alien4422]

But Ivan your country Russia is the biggest country in the World. But your dictator is the smallest man in the World with a big ego and tiny brain. 😂😂😂

[@IliyaOsnovikov]

@@neilslater3653 You seem to forget that Russia is one of three World's superpowers.

[@neilslater3653]

​@@IliyaOsnovikov Bless... A superpower would have won air superiority over Ukraine by now and wouldn't need to be begging North Korea for spare artillery shells.

[@alf3597]

That's not before time we don't want too ever be in that position that all natio finds there self in ever againe regarding our adversaries be like S A S always ready from wear ever it comes Our world has changed and our adversueris

[@user-kn4hp4hk5c]

The British army is an absolute joke, it's faced funding cuts year after year for as long as I can remember and because of this our army has shrunk to less than 80,000 troops including naval and air force personnel. It's the smallest since the wars against Napoleon so it's hardly surprising that our enemies fancy their chances right now. Britain would have to spend at least 5% GDP for the next ten years to become a serious fighting force again. The truth is that we've relied on America far too much for far too long but times have changed, it looks for all the world that American is going to be involved in a war against China and Iran, possibility North Korea too whilst Britain, France, Germany and other European Nato countries to Fight against Russia and quite frankly I don't fancy our chances. It's crazy the way that the world has changed since the start of this decade, I never thought they could ever be a nuclear war in my lifetime but it's looking more and more likely with each passing day.

[@YLYLMR]

Indian boy take Europeans money give to Ukraine

[@JuanSanchez-ik7wx]

The HOMELESS GUY is back with a donated new pajama top. However, he has partially complied with management by donning the new headsets. One could assume that they gave him a box of donuts in exchange for agreeing to use the new grime-free headset. All kidding aside, he has nothing but contempt for TR, TR management, TR colleagues and (most of all) the viewing audience. Big thumbs down for bozo.

[@NathanB-ur6nt]

Ww3 incoming

[@SonyJimable]

Nah... Just horrible inflation, an end to cheap oil & gas, civil unrest, starvation, financial collapse. Don't worry Russia has ample reserves of everything, and China has a massively efficient industrial base to make everything the two need. They wont be coming to invade the island. We will be sending invitations and there will be lots of smoke signals asking them to come but they won't, sad to say.

[@user-dv8vu3kk6i]

I tell you what if u stop Sticking your nose in other peoples business and looked after our own we would need to be spending money for the army because why would someone to attack us if you’re not sticking her nose in

[@ImmuneToTrollHate]

If you think that people only attack others because someone is messing with their business you live in a very blissful world

[@daniels1263]

@@ImmuneToTrollHatethat’s how it usually is

[@user-dv8vu3kk6i]

@@ImmuneToTrollHateso if we go to war are you going to fight??

[@markfrost9005]

The increase the military should be be at 4 percent to send a message to Russia and other potential country's that we mean business.

[@IliyaOsnovikov]

And what that message suppose to mean? Should Russia get ready to wipe out the Island?

[@StPiter111]

We just received first Leopards and Bradleys in our victories' museums in Moscow. Abrams and Challenger tanks are coming to our museums of victories in a few weeks time too. However, we want French Leclerc machines as well. Can you, please, ask Macron to send a few to Ukraine?

[@AntonioRomero-te4cb]

Да

[@alien4422]

The Russian army is using Chinese golf carts because all of your tanks and apcs are being destroyed by toy Ukrainian drones. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@Infopirates]

​Ukrainians can't even stop Russian golf carts 😅😅😅​@@alien4422

[@StPiter111]

​@@alien4422So, Ukrainians can't stop even Russian golf carts 😅😅😅

[@AntonioRomero-te4cb]

When I take my visit to Russia, Besides being a tour of the church, museums and those wonderful subways, a trip to St Petersburg to look at all this overpriced NATO armament. 🇷🇺

[@DominicFlynn]

Defund the NHS. Fund Defence

[@zyphod]

NA, no money there....Take all the money off the premiere leagues & the arts, use that...Should be plenty!

[@nopants3560]

Defence spending is no where near the NHS. We have enough money to pay for lots of things. They are not exclusive depts ! It's rightwing ideology and corruption that means cuts. We can fund both ,trust me we are a very rich country

[@alien4422]

Tax wealth and make the rich pay their way!

[@DominicFlynn]

@@alien4422 the rich have usually paid more than their way. You need to do some reading. Atlas Shrugged, Rand.

[@irinaellis2446]

Ben Wallace 👍

[@seanlander9321]

Britain doesn’t seem to be clear on what defence is. Is it defence of Britain, or defence of NATO? There’s a huge difference in the equipment and force numbers if Britain decides that Europe is a burden that’s not worth the sacrifice and instead fortifies itself.

[@pneudmatic]

If England had thought this way in 1939, your comment would be in German.

[@seanlander9321]

@@pneudmatic Why? If Britain had thought this way in 1939, millions of lives would have been saved, it wouldn’t have been bankrupted, and after a short break, trade would have resumed with Germany’s new colonies on the continent.

[@user-kq5ke5yb6k]

@@seanlander9321 - Don't kid yourself. The English Channel may have been a decent barrier in 1939, 1940. In a few years....

[@seanlander9321]

@@user-kq5ke5yb6k The Huns weren’t interested.

[@BrianRusk]

@@seanlander9321 Millions of lives saved? Not Jewish, Romani, or homosexual ones.

[@ankicanedeljkovic8334]

Mir mir mir u cijelom svijetu sada odmah mir 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@AntonioRomero-te4cb]

Excuse the spelling, Walking my dog. Uf you were to calculate all the components that are spent on war throughout history it'll take an entire book. Instead of building, growing, learning, achieving? Build an overpriced 1.5 billion dollar Air defense system. One Really? This entire war nonsense is absurd. And, leave those Russians be. They are on the right side of history.

[@johnnorman7044]

it's about time that HM gov at last has woke up but the problem with all this is with what material's and where from?? who is going to make this stuff engineers don't come out of thin air ?? and what are they going to make it with and where ??? big chunk of UK manufacturing has gone and a lot of the skills as well. ah well we can get it all from ????

[@HolocaustShmolocaust]

Hahaha 🤣 Britain sends a message to China? The British must still think they're living in the days of the old British colonial era 😂

[@benmcinerny8881]

considering Chinese anti-ship missiles are all filled with water instead of fuel it sounds like China is also living in the early 20th century

[@user-kq5ke5yb6k]

Well, Britain does have a friend with more economic, military and cultural/media power than China.

[@HolocaustShmolocaust]

@@user-kq5ke5yb6k no it doesn't.the USA send Janet Yellen to China to beg for help, and tells China to stop being too productive. So not economically. Not military since the USA can't fight China. Not culturally, since the USA culture is Hollywood garbage.

[@elbibwen3019]

@@user-kq5ke5yb6k Chinese Culture is over 5ooo years old compare to 3oo years old colonial state - way more culture and your 'more economic country' only have *34 Trillion Dollar Debt*, mostly owed to China - as for media...just lies making Hollywood machine which will soon be completely destroyed

[@APW-ry2ok]

Think NATO, 32 nations ,the strongest military in the world and the U.K. is part of it .