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Hello there, I'm Alicia McCarthy, and this is today in Parliament from BBC Radio 4 for Wednesday the 26th of February,

where the Prime Minister is challenged over the size of his promised increase in UK defence spending.

We need clarity and transparency over the money.

We also need to know where this money is going.

But Kea Stama insists his proposals are a big boost to national security.

It's the largest sustained increase in defence spending since the Cold War.

Also on this programme, seven organisations are to be

investigated for professional misconduct over the Grenfell Tower fire. And England's most

senior judge warns of a judiciary under threat. We are talking about judges being doorstep. We have

a death threat to a judge. But first, the Prime Minister

is on his way to Washington for talks with Donald Trump. His visit follows that of France's

President Emmanuel Macron and comes as European countries try to persuade the US leader that

there can be no talks about the future of Ukraine without Ukraine's

involvement. Ahead of his trip, Sarkir Stama announced on Tuesday that he'd be boosting

UK defence spending. Donald Trump has long urged Europe to spend more to bolster its security.

The Prime Minister said he'd increase the budget from 2.3% of national income to 2.5% by 2027.

But at PMQ's, the Conservative leader, Kemi Badenock, reckon the government hadn't been clear

about how much that actually meant in pounds and pence.

Over the weekend, I suggested to the Prime Minister that he cut the aid budget,

and I am pleased that he accepted my advice.

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