“The United Kingdom is beset by increasing threats to our security caused by the activities of President Putin and ISIL” declared Victoria Atkins, Conservative candidate for Louth & Horncastle, “and the next Conservative government should commit to spending 2% of Gross Domestic Product on defence spending to meet the threats.”
Typhoons from RAF Coningsby have been scrambled twice recently to investigate incursions into UK airspace by Russian aircraft and the threats to other NATO countries are rising weekly.
“The first priority of Government is the security of the realm,” commented Victoria, “and this constituency has an important role – past, present and future – in providing that defence. It is essential that the likes of Putin and others realise that we have the proper capability to resist his illegal adventures and that we are able and willing to use it.”