Shadow Defence Minister James Cartlidge has made an urgent call for the UK Government to increase defense spending and urgently place procurement orders to replace the weapons supplied to Ukraine. Speaking on GB News, Cartlidge highlighted the importance of replenishing the UK’s military stocks, instead of focusing on diplomatic negotiations with Europe.
“We in the UK need to get on with increasing defense spending. There’s no use talking about it,” Cartlidge said. He stressed that the Government has been delaying action for months, and he urged them to take immediate steps to address the situation. “We have been waiting months now for them to get on with that, and I would urge them to start increasing spending and placing the procurement orders we need so that we can start replenishing the munitions, those we’ve given to Ukraine,” he added.
