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A panel of commentators is debating whether the recent UK budget failed to address necessary cuts to the welfare bill and increases in defence spending. Critics argue the government's approach is timid and merely kicks the can down the street.
Kevin Craig suggested the government aims for NATO defence spending levels by 2030 or 2035. The panel noted the government's cautious approach follows previous unpopular policies like the winter fuel changes and tax reforms on family farms.
Transcript
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that Britain needs to cut its welfare bill and increase defence spending. But a new Prime Minister with a huge majority and a new Chancellor in his first budget took no steps towards either. Are today's ministers simply too timid to do the right thing? Are backbenchers now incapable of voting for measures that are difficult? Would any other party in power offer more than kicking the can down the street? My panel joins me now: commissioning editor at The Spectator, Lara Brown, and public affairs executive and former Labour councillor, Kevin Craig.”