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Reform the welfare state to fund defence

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The Government’s plan to raise spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP by 2027 will not be sufficient to provide the sort of mass our armed forces will need if they are to have a realistic prospect of sustaining prolonged combat operations against a peer-level adversary.

The gap between Sir Keir 's admirable intentions and his spending policies is marked, and must be bridged.

The British state is no start-up, but the volume of broken systems and junk regulations that impede its basic functions make this a useful metaphor for the challenge of repairing it. A confrontation with reality is looming, and Sir Keir must cobble together a workable solution before the impact. Sign up to the Front Page newsletter for free: Your essential guide to the day 's agenda from The Telegraph - direct to your inbox seven days a week..