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'I want to see missiles on the ships we've already got', says shadow defence secretary
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6:25Now PlayingSir Keir Starmer is under pressure to further increase spending on defence.
The government has committed to spending 2.5% of GDP on defence by 2027, but there is an "ambition" to reach 3% in the next parliament.
Sky News spoke to shadow defence secretary James Cartlidge MP who believes more money needs to be spent to defend the country.
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