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The Lord Bishop of Leicester

Speaking in the House of Lords on 17 September 2026

Debate

Defence Funding

Contribution

My Lords, the best causally identified route of the rise of populist parties and extremist groups in this country is poverty, alongside deindustrialisation, austerity and perceived community decline. Does the Minister agree that the duty of a Government to protect their citizens includes protecting them from internal threats as well as external ones?

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