“It looks as if the defence spending review has been knocked into the long grass, we don’t know when it’s taking place next year, and you’re only at 2.7 per cent.
“John Healy resigned because you couldn’t get to three, and as far as I can tell from his Budget, he’s still not getting to three by 2030?”
Ms Nandy told GB News: “John [Healey] took the honourable decision to resign because we couldn’t find a way to fund the Defence Investment Plan, which we have now done, we are absolutely committed to that target of reaching 3.5 per cent of GDP on defence spending.
“And I do want to say to you, because I’m not complacent about this at all, but I do want your viewers to know that we’re spending £14billion more on defence than we were when we took office, when the last government left office, and that is a symbol of our commitment.
“We will, of course, make further commitments through the spending review next year.
“But when it comes to the defence and security of our nation, we absolutely see it in the same way as you do, which is it’s about honouring the sacrifice that was made not just by veterans of two world wars, but by many veterans since, and that they still make today.”