Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey has criticised the defence investment plan as “late and underfunded”, which he describes as “unforgivable”.
Reacting to information released ahead of its publication, Davey says it represents a “political choice that makes us all less safe, puts jobs at risk and threatens businesses across the country in supply chains”.
He says the government has “dangerously short-changed our armed forces” after years of “Conservative negligence”.
“Defence chiefs have been forced to make hard choices when they should be given what they need,” he adds.