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Responding to the Prime Minister’s speech on increasing defence spending, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:
“The Prime Minister deserves credit for being the first politician in some time to go beyond the rhetoric and actually boost defence spending, particularly through cutting the extraordinarily wasteful aid budget.
“But the nation’s armed forces have been depleted for so long that what is being announced today will at best paper over the cracks.
“It’s vital now that the government is rigorous in ensuring every penny goes towards investment in our military and our defences, rather than being wasted on pricey procurement and vanity projects.”
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