Kevin Schofield is Politics Editor of HuffPost UK.
that western nations were in “an existential battle” with autocratic states like Russia and needed to massively boost the amount of money they spend on the military.His comments echo those of the former US president, who has repeatedly said that some Nato countries do not spend enough on defence.: “We have to understand we are in an existential battle about the way that we run the world order, about democracy itself.
Asked by Phillips “who is not pulling their weight”, Shapps replied: “We’re living in a more dangerous world than we were 10/15 years ago and it’s really important, therefore, that we lift our ability to defend ourselves.“That’s why this government is committed to and I want to see other European countries do the same.”
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