“He’s a chameleon and an opportunist”
Conservative MP @BenObeseJecty doesn’t ‘recognise’ his former boss and says ‘he will say whatever it takes to try and get ahead’
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PM is expected to announce around £15bn extra for defence (to 2030) in DIP, a compromise option between the Treasury push for a maximum of £12bn and MoD push for a floor of £18bn
Plan is not yet finalised, but £15bn would fall far short of current £28bn MoD funding gap to 2030
The Paymaster General has suggested stripping some older people of the Winter Fuel Payment.
I’ve written to the Chancellor asking him to clarify whether he is considering this for the Autumn Statement.
Pensioners mustn’t be forced to bear the brunt of Tory economic failure.
At “best” Jenrick is a political chameleon. Others words beginning with C might also be appropriate. I still remember him begging for my vote in the leadership (he called me on the day of the last MPs round) when he described Kemi as being too of the right & he was the moderate
This once-in-a-generation programme will help prove the aerospace technologies, skills and manufacturing approaches needed for a sixth-generation fighter ✈️
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