“And Liberal Democrats have suggested a proposal that's backed by the former chief economist of the Bank of England to issue defence bonds, £20 billion worth of investment to help rapidly improve our defence capability.”

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propose issuing defence bonds worth £20 billion to rapidly improve defence capability

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