article_snippet.sent: In a direct attack on the Prime Minister, the Ukip leader will add: 'No previous Conservative prime minister in history would have countenanced sanctioning continual rises in foreign aid giveaways while at the same time pursuing a programme of continual cuts in defence.'
article_snippet.sent: A Conservative Party spokesman added: 'We've balanced the defence budget after inheriting a truly enormous black hole from Labour.
article_snippet.sent: We have the second largest defence budget in Nato after the United States and will spend over £160 billion in the next decade on new military equipment. '
article_snippet.sent: It comes down to this: you can only have strong armed forces if you have a strong economy first.
article_snippet.sent: That's exactly what this Government is delivering.
article_snippet.sent: Ukip would put that at risk - making Ukip up as they go along and letting Ed Miliband into Downing Street by the back door.'
highlights_snippet.sent: Plans to attack the Tories over refusal to spend 2% of GDP on defence .