{"id":344998,"date":"2026-05-20T00:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T23:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/general-sir-richard-barrons-defends-calls-to-cut-welfare-for-defence\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T00:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T23:00:36","slug":"general-sir-richard-barrons-defends-calls-to-cut-welfare-for-defence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/general-sir-richard-barrons-defends-calls-to-cut-welfare-for-defence\/","title":{"rendered":"General Sir Richard Barrons defends calls to cut welfare for defence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/G7CM6exqyn0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"General Sir Richard Barrons defends calls to cut welfare for defence\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G7CM6exqyn0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>&quot;There&#8217;s no point worrying about our welfare if the cities are in ashes,&quot; says General Sir Richard Barrons, who wrote the government&#8217;s Strategic Defence Review.<\/p>\n<p>The government has to spend less on welfare to put more money into defence sooner, Barrons tells Sky&#8217;s Cathy Newman.<\/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>For 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 https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Listen to our new podcast This is Why, available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/thisiswhy<\/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>&quot;There&#8217;s no point worrying about our welfare if the cities are in ashes,&quot; says General Sir Richard Barrons, who wrote the government&#8217;s Strategic Defence Review. 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