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Cameron outlines security policy | |
(about 5 hours later) | |
Britain must move away from intervening in conflicts and instead try to prevent them, David Cameron has said. | |
Outlining the party's security strategy, the opposition leader said a future Tory government would look at increasing border security. | |
In a speech in London, he also suggested sending a new stabilisation force to Afghanistan. | |
Another Tory idea is to create a homeland command of military and police to deal with national emergencies. | |
'Unsustainable and unaffordable' | 'Unsustainable and unaffordable' |
Ahead of the speech, the Conservatives published a 30-page report, entitled A Resilient Nation, setting out how they would place more emphasis on preventing conflicts, rather than intervening in them. | |
Its author, shadow security minister Dame Pauline Neville-Jones, told the BBC intervention was proving to be unsustainable and unaffordable. | Its author, shadow security minister Dame Pauline Neville-Jones, told the BBC intervention was proving to be unsustainable and unaffordable. |
In the report, she suggests strengthening the Foreign Office and getting it to work more closely with the Ministry of Defence. | In the report, she suggests strengthening the Foreign Office and getting it to work more closely with the Ministry of Defence. |
Dame Pauline, who was in the diplomatic service for more than 30 years, also says creating a homeland command would enable the military to work alongside the police to prepare for national emergencies. | |
BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner said: "Not all the ideas are new and some may prove to be too expensive, but this is the most detailed indication yet of how the Conservatives plan to tackle national security." | BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner said: "Not all the ideas are new and some may prove to be too expensive, but this is the most detailed indication yet of how the Conservatives plan to tackle national security." |