That this House notes with concern the Government’s announcement to significantly increase military spending at the expense of vital overseas development assistance and public services; believes that these are the wrong priorities for public investment and will make the world less safe and disproportionately impact the poorest, both at home and abroad; notes the year-on-year increase for defence spending since 2016; further notes the 2023-24 Infrastructure and Projects Authority report which assesses as unachievable the Ministry of Defence programme to replace Britain’s nuclear weapons, due to sustained delays and cost overruns; further believes the billions of pounds allocated to this programme are a waste of public funds; and calls on the Government to reverse its plans to increase defence spending and instead redirect funding into public services, international development, and climate action to build a safer, fairer, and more sustainable future for all.
Signatories (29)
- Ms Diane Abbott Sponsor
- Jeremy Corbyn
- Bell Ribeiro-Addy
- Richard Burgon
- Iqbal Mohamed
- Apsana Begum
- Brian Leishman
- Shockat Adam
- Chris Law
- Mr Adnan Hussain
- Ayoub Khan
- Steve Witherden
- Pete Wishart
- Ben Lake
- Liz Saville Roberts
- Brendan O'Hara
- Rachael Maskell
- Llinos Medi
- Ann Davies
- Siân Berry
- John McDonnell
- Mary Kelly Foy
- Colum Eastwood
- Claire Hanna
- Kim Johnson
- Kate Osborne
- Carla Denyer
- Adrian Ramsay
- Hannah Spencer