Speaking after the Prime Minister’s statement in the House of Commons on the Strategic Defence Review, North East Fife MP and member of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee Sir Menzies Campbell said:
“The Prime Minister’s statement contained no specific details about bases but he emphasised the importance of the Typhoon fleet in Britain’s air defence. In the light of the incidents in the last 24 hours which involved RAF Leuchars scrambling aircraft to intercept potential intruders into British airspace, he was right to do so.
“Leuchars is essential to the defence of the realm and I fully expect it to remain so.â€
