Fmr. RAF chief slams Cameron over ‘defense damage’
The former head of the Royal Air Force (RAF) has criticized UK Prime Minister David Cameron over “damage” to the country’s defense, saying Cameron must guarantee a minimum amount of spending on Britain’s defenses.
In a public show of disdain towards the government, former head of Britain’s Royal Air Force Michael Graydon has said that the country needs to have a marker for the minimum amount of spending the government will commit to. He believes that there has been great damage done and that now is the time to fix the UK’s credibility on defence matters.
Graydon said that the “prime minister has now an opportunity to do what he and the other major party leaders felt unable to do in this election campaign, namely to repair the damage done to our defence and security in recent years and to our reputation as a serious contributor to world security.”
Many defence chiefs have been critical of David Cameron’s policies towards defence spending. Even his former defence secretary, Liam Fox, has been highly critical of the amount allocated towards Britain’s defence.
The former head of the RAF believes that Cameron is playing a risky game by threatening his legacy as a statesman and prime minister. Graydon said that Cameron must repair damage to UK security and commit to NATO minimum of 2% of GDP.
With Britain’s membership in the EU under threat, an unsteady economy and a highly expensive Trident defence system up for renewal, Britain needs to reassess its importance and status on the world stage. Many senior military figures and high-profile MPs seem to constantly talk of the need to bulk up the defences and to keep Britain as a significant force in the world. But with a shaky economy, the Prime Minister and his military chiefs will continue to be at loggerheads.
LM/GHN
70,000 pro-Palestine people in UK urge London to end arms exports to Israel
Former minister says UK should consider sending troops to Ukraine
British PM Sunak doubles down on commitment to arm Israel
VIDEO | Iranians hold nationwide demos in support of IRGC
Syria condemns US veto of Palestine UN membership resolution
Iraqi resistance forces hit Israeli Ovda air base
Hackers break into Israeli military’s computers, access trove of documents
Tulkarm Brigade commander killed by Israeli forces in raid on refugee camp
Zionist media desperately trying to turn Israeli defeat into victory: Iran
VIDEO | Press TV's news headlines
Iran censures US veto of Palestinian request for full UN membership
This makes it easy to access the Press TV website
