The Minutes of Sir Richard Dearlove on budget https://minutesof.com/richard-dearlove/on/budget/ Everything Sir Richard Dearlove has said on budget: 5 verbatim quotes between December 2025 and March 2026, each with a timestamp and a link to the… en Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:23:25 +0000 Dearlove criticizes UK government for wrapping intelligence budget into defense budget to inflate spending fig https://minutesof.com/q/075c9b93-15e9-4a05-8402-06b8b04717fa/ https://minutesof.com/q/075c9b93-15e9-4a05-8402-06b8b04717fa/ “Actually, at the moment, and I'm pretty critical of this, the overall SIV has been wrapped up into the defense budget to make the defense budget look bigger, which is a bit of a cheat because the government are very keen to show that they're increasing defense spending.” — The Brink Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:09:37 +0000 budget Dearlove argues security is government's first responsibility and UK must cut welfare to reach 5% defense spen https://minutesof.com/q/c9e95423-2799-4fad-8804-7301b60897c6/ https://minutesof.com/q/c9e95423-2799-4fad-8804-7301b60897c6/ “That's too little, too late. They need to up to 5%, and all they have to do is to cut the welfare budget.” — The Brink Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:09:37 +0000 budget Dearlove says UK needs 5% GDP defense spending, government should cut welfare but won't due to left wing influ https://minutesof.com/q/42393971-84d9-4f55-b81b-fbffa46ceaf7/ https://minutesof.com/q/42393971-84d9-4f55-b81b-fbffa46ceaf7/ “They need to up to 5%, and all they have to do is to cut the welfare budget. But of course, this government is the prisoner of its left wing and they can't do that.” — The Brink Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:09:37 +0000 budget Dearlove says UK must cut welfare spending to fund defense, requiring economic sacrifices. https://minutesof.com/q/84c08c4e-0173-4e4d-a8e9-7b04f0327545/ https://minutesof.com/q/84c08c4e-0173-4e4d-a8e9-7b04f0327545/ “And the most important way in The UK to do this is to cut the welfare budget and to spend it on defense. And we have to make sacrifices.” — TalkTV Fri, 09 Jan 2026 15:15:01 +0000 budget Dearlove criticizes UK budget for failing to prioritize national security and defense spending first. https://minutesof.com/q/55daffb6-7aa2-4f87-babc-baaa69f4470a/ https://minutesof.com/q/55daffb6-7aa2-4f87-babc-baaa69f4470a/ “how could you possibly have a budget statement in parliament in the current state that we're in where the chancellor of the exchequer doesn't refer to national security and defense?” — One Decision Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:12:11 +0000 budget