During a trip to poland, rishi sunak said the budget will reach £87 billion by the end of the decade. £87 billion by the end of the decade. Addressing troops, he decade. Addressing troops, he also said the uk Defence Industry will be put on a war footing. Mr sunak called the plans the biggest strengthening of our National Defence in a generation. Generation. As churchill said in 1934, to urge the preparation of defence is not to insert the imminence of war on the contrary, if war was imminent, preparations for defence would be too late. I believe we must do more to defend our country, our interests and our values. So today im announcing the biggest strengthening of our National Defence. For a generation. We defence. For a generation. We will increase defence spending to a new baseline of 2. 5 of gdp by 2030. Well, it comes as rishi sunak warned that president putin will not stop at the polish border if his assault on ukraine is allowed to continue. Earlier, britain pledged its larges
Urge the preparation of defence is not to insert the imminence of war on the contrary, if war was imminent, preparations for defence would be too late. I believe we must do more to defend our country, our interests and our values. So today im announcing the biggest strengthening of our national defence. For a generation. We defence. For a generation. We will increase defence spending to a new baseline of 2. 5 of gdp by 2030. Well, it comes as rishi sunak warned that president putin will not stop at the polish border if his assault on ukraine is allowed to continue. Earlier, britain pledged its largest ever package of aid for kyiv worth £500 million during the warsaw trip. The Prime Minister has been holding talks with the leaders of poland, germany and nato , warning that the defence nato, warning that the defence of ukraine is essential to our joint security. Ukraines president zelenskyy welcomed the package , which includes package, which includes long range missiles, armoured vehic
Well, would we like it to be a bank holiday, or would it simply cost too much money . Theres one estimate that said it would cost the economy £4 billion for everyone to take a day off work, that being said, as, as Andrew Pierce was saying in the last show, weve got two Bank Holidays in may and none in april. Couldnt we just make one of them . Yeah. Do swapsies that last yeah. Do swapsies that last may. Bank holiday. Why do we have it . Yeah. If you did a direct swap, surely that would work. Although, interestingly, when i did a quick sort of straw poll amongst people this morning and you say have you ever celebrated Saint Georges day . They go , no, no. You know, for they go, no, no. You know, for many people the day passes by without them almost acknowledging it. Acknowledging it. Its like because we havent got that sort of focal point of celebration. I think so often celebration. I think so often for people. Well, right across the United Kingdom , its, its the United Kingdom, its, i
Plans the biggest strengthening of our National Defence in a generation. Generation. As churchill said in 1934, to urge the preparation of defence is not to insert the imminence of war on the contrary, if war was imminent, preparations for defence would be too late. I believe we must do more to defend our country, our interests and our values. So today im announcing the biggest strengthening of our National Defence. For a generation. We defence. For a generation. We will increase defence spending to a new baseline of 2. 5 of gdp by 2030. Well, it comes as rishi sunak warned that president putin will not stop at the polish border if his assault on ukraine is allowed to continue. Earlier, britain pledged its largest ever package of aid for kyiv worth £500 million during the warsaw trip. The Prime Minister has been holding talks with the leaders of poland, germany and nato , warning that the defence nato, warning that the defence of ukraine is essential to our joint security. Ukraines pr