Cameron: UK security is a key factor for next election
BRITAIN’S security will be a key factor for voters at the general election, David Cameron insists.
The former Prime Minister said the safety of the nation will be at the forefront of people’s minds when they reach the ballot box.
He said the Tory commitment to spend 2.5% of gross domestic product on defence by 2030 was in stark contrast to Labour’s “bunch of people who’ve got no plan”.
The Foreign Secretary said: “To me, security is definitely on the ballot paper. If you ask me what’s the most important thing we can do right now as a country, it is to enhance our security.
“That is to spend more on defence, to build up our alliances, to work with our partners, to seek out allies, to harden defences at home, to protect ourselves against cyber attacks, to invest in our intelligence services.
“All of these things are about recognising the world has changed fundamentally compared with a decade ago and the biggest need, in my view, is security.
Danger
“I would broaden that because, fundamentally, security to me is the most conservative value of all.
“People care about their financial security, they care about their job security, they care about the security that they have in their lives.
“And so at this time of
international danger, there’s never been a clearer time to say security is what matters most and it’s what the Government is focused on.”
Rishi Sunak had made the 2.5% of GDP pledge, to be partly funded through slashing the size of the Civil Service.
But Labour has promised to move to 2.5% when the public finances allow and would carry out a full defence review if Sir Keir Starmer wins power.
Speaking at the National Cyber Security Centre in London, Lord Cameron added that “when you get close to an election it starts being a choice between two parties”.
That means choosing between “Keir Starmer having a complete lack of a plan” and the PM “who is a good man doing a great job”.