Statement on National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review: 23 November 2015
23 November 2015 (updated on 23 November 2015)
Prime Minister, David Cameron, made a statement in the House of Commons on Monday 23 November on the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review.
Leader of the Opposition, Jeremy Corbyn, responded to the statement on behalf of the Opposition.
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