The Minutes of Sir Richard Dearlove on spending https://minutesof.com/richard-dearlove/on/spending/ Everything Sir Richard Dearlove has said on spending: 2 verbatim quotes from January 2026, each with a timestamp and a link to the recording it came from. en Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:23:27 +0000 Dearlove says UK defense spending must reach 5% now, not 3.5% by 2035, criticizing Starmer's left wing. https://minutesof.com/q/75be8514-2439-4539-b8eb-b443254d7dc0/ https://minutesof.com/q/75be8514-2439-4539-b8eb-b443254d7dc0/ “And but but it's no good saying we should raise defense expenditure 3.5% by 2035. They've got to start now. 3.5% is not enough.” — TalkTV Fri, 09 Jan 2026 15:15:01 +0000 spending Dearlove says UK defense spending must rise to 5% immediately, not 3.5% by 2035. https://minutesof.com/q/0c2fdcac-f080-42c3-9934-bcfcdbb5e01a/ https://minutesof.com/q/0c2fdcac-f080-42c3-9934-bcfcdbb5e01a/ “And but but it's no good saying we should raise defense expenditure 3.5% by 2035. They've got to start now. 3.5% is not enough. It's 5%.” — TalkTV Fri, 09 Jan 2026 15:15:01 +0000 spending