James Murray

James Murray

Labour (Co-op) — Ealing North

Speaking in the House of Commons on 28 April 2026

Debate

Defence Industrial Strategy

Contribution

Those on the Opposition Front Bench have some cheek. The hon. Gentleman is sat next to the hon. Member for Central Devon (Sir Mel Stride), who oversaw the biggest increase in welfare spending on record, with a £33 billion increase in welfare spending in the last year of the Conservative Government. This Government are serious about getting people back into work, while increasing defence investment at the same time to 2.6% of GDP by next April—something the previous Government never managed.

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