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Sir Edward encourages the Foreign Secretary to support more investment in defence by cutting welfare spending

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Thursday, 9 July, 2026
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Sir Edward Leigh in the Chamber

We must address the fact that the world is a very dangerous place geopolitically right now. The foreign secretary needs to be firm and push for compliance with our NATO commitments and increase defence spending.
This can be done by cutting our spiralling welfare bill, a win-win solution which would encourage more people out of benefit dependency and would put us in a much more secure position internationally.
 

You can view my question to the Foreign Secretary here. 

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