{"id":256293,"date":"2025-06-25T21:05:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T20:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/armed-forces-minister-questioned-on-what-natos-increased-defence-spending-really-means\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T21:05:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T20:05:11","slug":"armed-forces-minister-questioned-on-what-natos-increased-defence-spending-really-means","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/armed-forces-minister-questioned-on-what-natos-increased-defence-spending-really-means\/","title":{"rendered":"Armed forces minister questioned on what NATO&#8217;s increased defence spending really means"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/rVEcO_AiRhE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Armed forces minister questioned on what NATO's increased defence spending really means\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rVEcO_AiRhE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Armed forces minister Luke Pollard was questioned on what is actually meant by &#8216;resilience and security&#8217;, an area the government can spend on to meet it&#8217;s commitments to increasing defence spending.<\/p>\n<p>The minister admitted &quot;there&#8217;s lots of different areas of government spend that could potentially fall within that&quot; as it covers a range of sectors.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/politics-latest-starmer-assisted-dying-trump-israel-iran-labour-12593360<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #politics #nato #military #defence <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews<\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/<br \/>\nFor more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&#038;hl=en_GB<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Armed forces minister Luke Pollard was questioned on what is actually meant by &#8216;resilience and security&#8217;, an area the government can spend on to meet it&#8217;s commitments to increasing defence spending. 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