Lincoln Jopp

Lincoln Jopp

Conservative — Spelthorne

Speaking in the House of Commons on 12 October 2026

Debate

International Update

Contribution

I thank the Prime Minister for his statement, to which I listened carefully. In it, he said, “our resolve to defend…ourselves is absolute”. However, at that Dispatch Box on another occasion, he said that national security “cannot come at the expense of social security.”—[Official Report, 9 September 2026; Vol. 790, c. 1036.] Bearing in mind that our allies and our enemies are listening to our proceedings, could he make it crystal clear to the world that he has no higher priority than the national security of the United Kingdom?

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