Judge ministers by what they do, not what they say.

The Tories have:
❌ Never matched Labour defence spending levels
❌ Cut the Army to the smallest size since Napoleon
❌ Missed their own recruitment targets every year
❌ Wasted over £15bn in bad procurement

After 14 years of Tory hollowing out of our Armed Forces, Labour will defend Britain better. We will:

✅Reinforce homeland protections
✅Fulfill NATO obligations in full
✅Make allies our strategic strength
✅Direct British defence investment first to British jobs and business

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Labour will conduct a strategic defence and security review in the first year in government to get to grips with the threats we face, the state of our Armed Forces, and the resources required. (4/4)

Since 2010, the Conservatives have wasted more than £15 billion mismanaging defence procurement, shrunk the Army to its smallest size since Napoleon, missed their recruitment targets every year, and allowed morale to fall to record lows. (3/4)

The British public will judge ministers by what they do not what they say. (2/4)

As Keir Starmer recently set out, Labour wants to see a fully funded plan to reach 2.5 per cent, but the Tories have shown time and time again that they cannot be trusted on defence and we will examine the detail of their announcement closely. (1/4)

The PM is off to European capitals this week.

Fingers crossed, he finally visits Berlin & has a copy of our 2023 report arguing for greater UK-Germany defence cooperation to hand.

A new defence agreement would build a stronger European pillar in NATO 👇
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Cuts to the NHS? Cuts to state pensions? Tax rises?

The Prime Minister needs to tell us which one it will be to fund his £46 billion unfunded promise.

The British public deserve to know.

One year on since almost 1000 new trees were planted in #ClarkeGardens .❤️🌳

It’s amazing to see the growth and different varieties.

Thank you The Mersey Forest for working with myself and the Parks team on planting these in #Springwood .

#Springwood Matters #OurCommunityMatters

Labour will scrap the Tories' shoplifter's charter that encourages the police not to investigate thefts under £200.

And we will bring in a Community Policing Guarantee, with 13,000 more neighbourhood police and PCSOs to crackdown on shoplifting and keep the public safe.

Great to be out on the doorstep this morning for Steve Rotheram & Emily Spurrell Good reaction for both & for The Labour Party #VoteLabour

🌹 Great morning on the doors around Allerton Road this morning.

📨 Lots of people have already voted Labour by post! If you're a postal voter, make sure you get yours sent in!!

Great to be back out on the #LabourDoorstep for baby’s first campaign session this morning.

Postal votes are landing for PCC and Metro Mayor election and brilliant to see lots of voters already returning them for The Labour Party. 🌹

Maria Eagle MP Fred Thomas The Labour Party Daniel Steel I’m 100% committed to supporting Fred Thomas in any way I can. He’s the best man for Plymouth Moor View and I want to see him in parliament ASAP!
I’m agent for Carol Ney who is hoping to be elected as councillor for Southway ward too, which I’m quite sure she will realise!

Cllr Ruth Bennett in her role as trustee attended last night the AGM of Netherley Youth and Community Iniative, excellent year #growth #placeofsafety #wellbeing

It was great to be out canvassing with Maria Eagle MP and Fred Thomas today on Tailyour Road. Brought back memories of living there in service family accommodation when my dad was serving in the Royal Navy.

Britain was built on the bedrock of industrial jobs offering security and a good wage.

My government's Green Prosperity Plan will back the pride and ambition in our industrial heartlands.

With good jobs, higher wages and energy security - Labour will get Britain's future back.

Lovely to join Fred Thomas today in Plymouth to visit the dockyard & talk to some voters about why they should vote The Labour Party and Fred