Budget Resolutions

Debate between Andrew Griffith and Kevin Bonavia

Thursday 29th October 2026 Commons Chamber

[Kevin Bonavia (Stevenage) (Lab)]

The shadow Chancellor says we will be less secure. After 14 years of Tory Government, our armed forces were reduced to a size smaller than at any time since the Napoleonic wars. How secure were we during his time in power?

[Andrew Griffith]

Madam Deputy Speaker, I should make some progress, and we have got plenty of time to talk about defence—