Liberal Democrat MP Sir Menzies Campbell intervened during the Prime Minister’s statement to the House of Commons today about “Britain’s Future†to call for a full-scale defence review.
Speaking after the intervention Sir Menzies said:
“The case for a defence review is now overwhelming. It has been 12 years since this Government put forward its defence proposals and since then there has been serious overstretch of our Armed Forces and a continuing failure with regard to procurement. There is a serious imbalance between resources and commitments.
“Only with a defence review will we establish a proper relationship between the financial, military and political elements of defence.
“The Prime Minister declined to answer my question today but sooner or later the Government will have to do so.â€
