BRITAIN is the weakest it has ever been in the past 400 years, Kemi Badenoch has blasted.
The Tory leader accused the government of “prioritising benefits over bullets”, insisting the country is not ready for war.
She blamed defence spending falling each year from 1989 to 2022 for the lack of preparedness, branding Starmer’s delays to the defence budget announcement a “national disgrace”.
Badenoch added: “We have grown fat on welfare. Prioritising benefits over bullets.”
This comes as the threat from Russian bad actors in UK waters has become increasingly flagrant.
Leading former General, Sir Richard Barrons, wrote in today’s Sun on Sunday that the country must face a “wake up call” over the threat from the Kremlin.
He added: “Their missiles and long-range drones rain down on Ukraine night after night, and these same weapons could one day be used against us.”
With the armed forces hollowed out by years of cuts and the Defence Investment Plan still not published after months of delays, is the government prioritising security enough?
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