Rishi Sunak would not commit to ramp up defence spending ahead of the next general election, as Tory MPs pressured him to invest more amid increasing global threats.

Sir Julian Lewis, who chairs Parliament’s intelligence and security committee, was among the backbench Conservatives urging the Prime Minister to increase the UK’s defence spending commitment to 2.5% of gross domestic product (GDP)

Mr Sunak said the Government would meet the target “when circumstances allow”, and suggested it would set out a roadmap to the commitment as part of the next spending review in 2025, now likely to fall after a general election.

The Sun’s Jerome Starkey joins Talk Today to discuss this further.

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