A COMMITMENT on defence spending will help tackle the threat posed by Russia, Lichfield’s MP has said.
The Government has committed to spend an additional £13.4billion each year, with foreign aid budgets cut to help fund the increase.
Labour MP Dave Robertson said the move – which is aimed at ensuring 2.5% of GDP was spent on defence – was needed in order for the country to rise to the “generational challenge” posed by Russia.
The Lichfield MP said:
Dave said:
“The threat Russia poses to Britain is real – from the Salisbury poisoning, to spy ships circling our waters and the barbaric invasion of Ukraine which has shattered peace in Europe.
“Our Government outlined our plan to raise defence spending to 2.5% of GDP. We are rising to this generational challenge.
“This Government does not take the decision to cut foreign aid lightly, but Britain’s defence must come first.”
Seems that this man’s only function – beyond photo ops in ludicrous suits – is to tell us how every government decision is good, actually.
At least Mickey Fab was occasionally amusing, riding around naked on a bike and the like. Who new we could sink lower?
Staggering gaslighting by our MP. Not only is foreign aid ‘soft power’ especially in Africa where China is forging alliances, but it’s economic nonsense in a fiat currency. JM Keynes not only pointed out you can pay for anything you can imagine, but the 1945 government rebuilt the UK based on his counsel. And before anyone write ‘but National Debt’, read up on what it actually is, and how we’ve managed since 1694 with one.
MP agrees with PM. Shock horror. You’re no different to Fabricant.
Personally the sight of our wet blanket PM sucking up to the orange bully is very disturbing. Love her or hate I can never imagine Maggie being so sycophantic in front of the world’s media.
Ps – the decline of our defence capabilities can be traced back to the Blair / Brown era in the late 1990’s but new boy will only ever blame ‘the last 14 years’. Why not be honest and say you’ve both let us down?
Fabricant was amusing. How we laughed at his voting for austerity. Then we guffawed at water companies polluting rivers. We split our sides as his government deliberately ran down the NHS.
His encore had us rolling in the aisles when he took 4% off the economy, ruined small businesses and damaged our social and educational lives with his comedic lies about the damage of Brexit.
Comedy clubs for comedians and parliament for serious people.
Andy Bennetts? THE Andy Bennetts? Class War Andy Bennetts who lives on the cut like Rosie & Jim?
What a really nasty and rude comment to make. Bet you are a Tory!!
Labour HQ could announce Lichfield is being demolished and our MP would support it… at least fabricant wasn’t afraid to speak his mind and vote against the party line on issues that mattered to Lichfield.
“Generational Challenge” posed by Russia? We share our secrets with our ‘friends’ through a special relationship. Why do I feel like we are the meat in the sandwich with their present administration?
Maybe Putin will decide the $7.6million they were paid by the USA for Alaska in 1867 was not enough and will just take it back?
I’m sure the US administration, through NATO, knows exactly where our nuclear armed subs are at any one time. There goes our deterrent!
Our MP needs to more than simply echo the Prime Minister with a rating of negative 40%
He needs to act primarily as the MP for Lichfield, not the MP for the Labour Party. I don’t see much evidence of this, only the echo and photo opportunities.
Michael Fabricant lost his job as chief whip as he was prepared to stick to his own principles when he disagreed with the PM. I’m yet to see our new MP go against the government line in support of his constituency.