# @bbcnews on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DXHjXUjARMg
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/64269322-bbcnews-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-04-14T16:00:57.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC News (@bbcnews) — https://gondola.cc/bbcnews

## Caption

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".
 
Tap the link in @BBCNews's bio to read more on this story.
 
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