article_snippet: n’t think The Prime Minister shares it – that defence isn’t a vote winner.
article_snippet: But what they have to understand is that defence is part of the DNA of the Conservative Party.
article_snippet: And that’s true even in constituencies which don’t have a garrison.
article_snippet: ‘Conservative voters instinctively believe that defence of the realm is the first priority of government.
article_snippet: And if people around the country do not see that is the case people around the country will ask people around the country what is the Conservative Party for?’
article_snippet: People are asking is this the right order of priorities?