Labour minister handed GB News grilling on defence plan delay as he claims 'no wake up call is required'

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Labour minister handed GB News grilling on defence plan delay as he claims 'no wake up call is required'.

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Watch the moment GB News host Ellie Costello clashes with Labour MministerNick Thomas-Symonds over the delay to the Government's Defence Investment Plan.Speaking to GB News Breakfast, the Paymaster General claimed the plan is "still being finalised", despite being due in late 2025.Mr Thomas-Symonds assured the Government has "already exceeded its manifesto targets" when it comes to defence spending.He said: "Increasing spending on defence is very important and we have done that, but the Defence Investment Plan that you're referring to hasn't been finalised yet, it will be finalised for the Nato Summit in July." TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Interjecting Mr Thomas-Symonds, Ellie hit back: "We're still waiting on it, aren't we?

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It was due in autumn of last year!"He responded: "Well, it's crucial that we get it right.

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We had the Strategic Defence review, this is about a long term sustainable increase in defence spending, meeting the Nato target of 3.5 per cnet of our GDP spent on...

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