Oral QuestionMinistry of Defence

What assessment he has made of the level of threat from Russia.

Tabled: 30 June 2026Answered: 6 July 2026

Asked by

Alex Ballinger

LabourHalesowen

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Defence

Answer from Hansard

The Deputy Prime Minister

The hon. Member might not have been in this place—I welcome him to his place now—in the last Parliament, but it was his Government who left the £22 billion black hole, his Government who left us with the biggest housing crisis, his Government who crashed the economy and his Government who saw inflation go to 11%, where pensioners were worse off than they are now.