‘It Just Doesn’t Add Up’: Tory Minister Challenged Over £10bn Defence Shield
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“We recognise that 10 billion will not buy an all-singing, all-dancing missile solution from day one.” The Conservatives’ £10 billion Britannia Shield pledge faces questions over funding and its ability to counter cheap drones, but the money is already allocated within their defence plans, says the shadow minister for defence procurement, Ben Obese-Jecty. Ben Obese-Jecty was speaking to Kait Borsay on The Evening Edition on Times Radio. Listen live from 7-10pm, Monday -Thursday. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimes/
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