Key facts
- The U.K. must slash public sector spending to finance defense.
- This will cause 'pain and great difficulty' for the ruling Labour Party.
- The warning comes from former NATO chief and senior Labour official George Robertson.
Former NATO chief and senior Labour Party official George Robertson has warned that the United Kingdom will need to significantly reduce public sector spending in order to finance its defense commitments. Robertson stated that such cuts would inevitably lead to "pain and great difficulty" for the ruling Labour Party, highlighting the challenging fiscal balancing act the government faces.