Green Party leader Adrian Ramsay Polanski calls for the UK to “invest in climate defence” rather than increase military spending, urging the country not to follow demands he attributes to Donald Trump on defense budgets. The comment is made during an appearance connected to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Outlets covering the story present the message as part of Polanski’s wider push for climate-focused policy. The reporting does not provide detailed figures or a direct quote from any specific Trump statement, but frames the argument around shifting spending priorities toward climate resilience and preparedness instead of additional military expenditure.
Across the sources provided, the emphasis remains on the same central claim: that climate defence should take precedence over calls for higher military spending. The supplied summaries also indicate the event context—Polanski speaking at the Edinburgh Fringe—without adding differing viewpoints or additional substantiating details.
