Chris Gray
speaker
586 appearances
5 recordings
1 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 11 Jun
Chris Gray’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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There's a handwritten Dear John and a handwritten Kia, but beyond that, I think it, what does it do?
It sets out, I don't know if you want to do the paragraph by paragraph textual analysis here, Adam, but effectively what it sets out is a kind of pricey of what the Prime Minister says the government has achieved in terms of defence and talking about defence.
and talking about the Straits of Hormuz.
And then he says... Paragraph 4 is the key one, I would say.
Let me do my counting.
Bottom of page 1.
We are backing this.
Oh, I see, yeah.
So he talks about the defence investment plan.
doing what he thinks it is necessary for it to do, quote, delivering an unprecedented increase in defence spending in a sustainable way.
That's a reference to the trade-offs and also a reference to, you know, if you were to, as he might see it, either overtax or overborrow to pay for something, then that might not be...
politically savvy.
He says the increases in spending that underpin this plan will be sustainable and fair.
They will mean significant reallocations of funding from across government departments and the right choices to protect our nation, which translates as this plan did involve cuts to other departments for the benefit of defence.
And then he says strong public finances are part of what keeps us safe internationally.
irresponsible borrowing only puts that at risk.
There is definitely a pushback from the Prime Minister around that sense of safety, because John Healey was talking about a sense that the plan could leave the UK unsafe.
But yes, the final lines, taking these decisions is never easy.
I'm determined to rebuild our country after years of being buffeted by crises.
I am sorry that you will not be part of that work going forward.
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