Proceeding contribution from Emily Thornberry (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 13 July 2016. It occurred during Debate on Report of the Iraq Inquiry.
Report of the Iraq Inquiry
I spent only six months in the area of defence, but although I spent a great deal of time immersing myself in it, I am not just relying on my own views in saying what a disaster the coalition’s first so-called strategic defence review was. It is not just me who thinks that. Senior military figures, not just in this country but among our allies, were very concerned about what cuts to the military budget were doing to our capability. It is my view that the second strategic defence review spent a great deal of time patching up the holes that had been created by the coalition’s first one.
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- Armed forces Defence equipment Evidence Intelligence services USA Iraq Committee of Inquiry Iraq conflict Military intervention UN Security Council Weapons of mass destruction
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