Wes Streeting

I don’t care if he is the Chair of the Defence Committee. I would say it directly to him, and I am sure I will get the chance to say it to the entire Committee. It would be fair criticism if this Gove

I have been too generous with allowing interventions, but let me take that point head on. I think that is completely unfounded criticism—

Let’s find out—I give way to the right hon. Gentleman.

In a moment. Just so that we are clear, we have gone from spending 2.3% of our GDP on defence when we came into office to spending 2.7% next year. It is very clear that we are on the right trajectory.

Perhaps the right hon. Gentleman wants to defend that record.

I am trying to make my voice heard from the Dispatch Box, Madam Deputy Speaker. As I have said from my first day as Defence Secretary, I trust this Chancellor to give us what we need to keep our count