UK PM Keir Starmer's government has shown "corrosive complacency" towards defence, former Labour defence secretary and key government adviser George Robertson has said.
"We cannot defend Britain with an ever-expanding welfare budget," Lord Robertson, who is now a key government adviser, said.
A government spokesperson responded, saying its Strategic Defence Review was "backed by the largest sustained increase in defence spending since the Cold War, with a total of over £270 billion being invested across this Parliament".
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