Diane Abbott claims Russia threat is 'NATO fiction' | LBC reaction
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Veteran Labour MP Diane Abbott has claimed the threat posed by Russia was a “NATO fiction” being used to justify increased defence spending. 00:00 | Nick Ferrari is joined by Tan Dhesi, Chairman of the Defence Select Committee and Labour MP for Slough, who emphasises the importance of raising defence spending. 04:31 | Shadow Defence Secretary James Cartlidge says that Diane Abbott has not been to Ukraine recently to see 'the horror of what war is really like'. 07:43 | Border Security Minister Anna Turley says 'Diane Abbott is wrong on this'. 09:26 | Former Deputy National Security Adviser Paddy McGuiness says 'there is none so blind as those who will not see', criticising Ms Abbott's comments. 13:47 | Texter Nigel thinks Ms Abbott has 'rarely been right on any subject in 39 years'. 14:28 | Caller Andrea debates with Nick Ferrari about 'whose tanks went in first - Russia or Ukraine?' 18:04 | Caller Matthew believes 'Russia is shouting loud because there's no substance behind them
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