Penny Mordaunt and Angela Rayner clash over defenceBBC
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00:00 The cornerstone of our defense is our nuclear deterrent.
00:04 And you need more than submarines, sailors and warheads to deliver that.
00:08 You need credibility.
00:11 And it's too late for Labour on credibility.
00:15 Angela Rayner voted recently, along with the guy that wants to be your Foreign Secretary,
00:20 and half the Labour frontbench, to end our nuclear deterrent.
00:24 If you're doubting that they would use that force,
00:27 and she might be Prime Minister in four or five years' time,
00:31 if you are doubting that she or David Lamy or Keir Starmer would use that,
00:36 imagine what Putin is thinking.
00:38 Without credibility, we become a target.
00:42 If we become a target, you are less safe.
00:44 It's too late for this generation of Labour politicians.
00:48 That credibility is shot. Do not vote these people in.
00:52 Angela Rayner, would you like to respond to that?
00:54 Penny, you can keep pointing at me, but you're the party that have cut the armed forces,
00:58 crashed the economy and left us in a real mess.
01:00 Keir has been absolutely clear. I am absolutely clear.
01:03 We will keep our nuclear deterrent and we will invest in it into the future.
01:07 It doesn't matter how many submarines you want, but we've been very clear on that.
01:14 If your foe does not believe that you will use these weapons, the deterrent is gone.
01:21 And that's the position you're in.
01:24 Serious stuff. This is what will happen if you elect these people.
01:28 We've become a laughing stock internationally because of your party.
01:32 Keir Starmer has changed the Labour Party.
01:35 We're very clear on our number one priority is to protect our core defence.
01:41 Let me bring in some more parties on this question.
01:45 My brother who served in Iraq, I won't be lectured on whether or not I'm absolutely committed
01:50 committed to the security of our country.