The former prime minister said “security will be on the ballot paper” when Rishi Sunak calls the election later this year. He said the Tory commitment to spend 2.5% of gross domestic product on defence by 2030 was in stark contrast to Labour’s “bunch of people who’ve got no plan”. Answering questions following a speech in central London he said: “To me, security is definitely on the ballot paper. “People care about their financial security, they care about their job security, they care about the security that they have in their lives. Shadow foreign secretary David Lammy has hinted that Labour’s policy could result in 2.5% being reached sooner than the Tory 2030 target.
