Does the UK have a sufficient national defence plan given recent warnings of slow progress?

Recent parliamentary reports raise serious doubts about Britain’s defence preparedness, describing capability gaps and sluggish progress across key areas.

A Commons committee found the Home Defence Programme, intended to protect the UK and its territories, still lacks a published plan despite being overdue by a year.

Other findings warn that the UK is "nowhere near where it needs to be" to defend itself effectively, highlighting structural weaknesses and dependencies on allies.

With the government pledging to raise defence spending to 2.5 percent of GDP by 2027 and 3 percent during the next parliament, critics argue the timeline is too slow and lacks immediate tangible capability boosts.

Do you think the government's defence plan is sufficient?