Labour Grandee criticises Starmer's Defence spending

After today's bombshell intervention by former Labour Defence Minister Lord Robertson, Tom and James discuss Britain’s defence crisis and Labour’s prioritisation of massive welfare spending over investment in Britain’s under-resourced Armed Forces.Meanwhile Trump announced the US will close the Straits of Hormuz until Iran comes to the negotiating table. Now approaching it's 7th week, Iran has shown few signs of conceding to America's demands to cease it's nuclear missile programme. Despite the blockade, stock markets rallied today on rumours that JD Vance is being re-deployed to Pakistan to finalise a peace deal.This is certainly not ART OF THE DEAL territory! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.outpoststudios.net/subscribe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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