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'We could not make it work': Kemi Badenoch admits Tories couldn't find money for major defence boost

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There's been a lot of talk in politics recently about "Western values". Just last week, the new US vice president JD Vance spoke about the "crisis" in the West and accused European governments of retreating from their values.

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'We could not make it work': Kemi Badenoch admits Tories couldn't find money for major defence boost

In an interview with Sky News, Ms Badenoch says the previous government wanted to get defence spending to 3% of national income by 2030 - but that there was not enough money to make it happen.

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Kemi Badenoch: Conservatives couldn’t fund defence boost because of welfare spend - Politics.co.uk

Kemi Badenoch has revealed that the last Conservative government considered increasing funding for defence but decided it was impossible because the state was spending “so much on welfare.” The Tory leader, who served as a cabinet minister in the last government, has now urged Labour to “rewire” the economy in order to now find the... Read more »

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'We Could Not Make It Work': Kemi Badenoch Admits Tories Couldn't Find Money For Major Defence Boost - Great Yorkshire Radio

Just last week, the new US vice president JD Vance spoke about the “crisis” in the West and accused European governments of retreating from their values. He said Europe was determined to ignore voter concerns on migration and said free speech was in retreat. Today an alliance of politicians, leaders, thinkers, and even YouTubers congregated in east London at the “Alliance for Responsible Citizenship” conference to discuss the future of right win…

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politics.co.uk broke the news in on Monday, February 17, 2025.
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