Reform UK's military credibility risks being squandered without a defence spokesman

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With all the conflicts going on around the world which directly affect the UK's national interests at home and abroad, plus the recent thwarted attempt to attack RAF Fairford by alleged Iranian agents, defence and security have become hot topics in British politics.Which makes it all the stranger one of the UK's major political parties, one tipped as possibly forming the next Westminster government, does not have an official defence spokesman.Why is this the case?

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Well, we should note Reform UK does not have – to my knowledge – a standalone, dedicated defence white paper or separate defence document.

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Instead, it has stated its defence proposals within its 2024 general election manifesto titled "Our Contract With You" and on the party's official online policy platform.There is little in its proposals that would frighten the horses.

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They have pledged to increase defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP by the third year of a Reform UK government and to 3 per cent within six years, while...

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