Rejected petition Not to take any decisions on reducing our current military capabilities.
I believe that the general public do not want to see any further degradation of our military capacity. In fact I believe that we should be spending more on our armed forces to support them and to deter any more Russian aggression towards the United Kingdom and Europe.
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We need action to build our military now not in years to come as the threat is current.
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Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action. We are unsure of what exactly you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
The Government has committed to increasing UK defence spending to 2.5% of the UK's GDP: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-says-step-up-in-defence-spending-can-safeguard-the-future-of-nato#
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