Mr David Lammy

Mr David Lammy

Labour — Tottenham

Speaking in the House of Commons on 26 November 2024

Debate

Relations with the US

Contribution

The hon. Gentleman is right to raise the issue of defence spending. It has been raised by US Presidents since Eisenhower. He is right that when Donald Trump came to power there were just four European countries spending above 2%. When Labour left government it was at 2.5%. We are sad that it dropped and we are determined to get it back to 2.5% of GDP.

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