Former British Army Chief: Odd that foreign aid protected by law but defence is not

Jun 01, 2015, 04:43 PM

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General Sir Mike Jackson tells Iain Dale that he can understand why the US are concerned about defence spending and says that the UK. He says that it is a perfectly sund deduction that Britain as an actor on the world stage has diminished over the last 5 years. He goes on to question the UK's foreign aid spending commitment.