Sajid Javid

Boris Johnson served Christmas lunch the British troops during a visit to a Nato mission in Estonia.

a visit to the Tapa military base in the vicinity of Tallinn, Mr Johnson wish you a merry Christmas, as he dished out the meals.

The 850 British soldiers there, the largest British operational use in Europe.

The PM also stressed the UK's commitment to Nato and its defense of the Estonian Eastern border with Russia.

the UK is playing a leading role in The Alliance of the Baltic mission.

The troops of The Queen 's Royal Hussars , head of the Nato battle group in Estonia, in cooperation with the country's troops and personnel from France and Denmark.

Mr Johnson said: "In the course of the next few days, everyone will be in Our Country to celebrate Christmas with their families, and they will go away to - far, a pretty cold place.

"What are you doing is incredibly important, because the reason anyone can have in Our Country , Christmas in peace and security, because of what you're doing Here .

"What do you do, is to show that Nato is working and that Nato is an Alliance, that we are obliged in This Country are absolutely. "

Downing Street said Mr Johnson also held talks with Estonian Prime Minister Juri Ratas and thanked him for the "support and hospitality of Estonia has shown in hosting the British armed forces".

The No 10 spokeswoman added: "The leaders discussed the strong partnership between the United Kingdom and Estonia, in particular, the common security and defense cooperation. The Prime Minister reiterated that the United Kingdom, the unconditional commitment to Estonia regional security through Nato.

"The two leaders discussed the need to work together to address common global challenges, and the Prime Minister Prime Minister Ratas invited to the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow next year. "

During a four-month deployment earlier this year, a squadron of RAF Typhoon jets was scrambled 21 times to intercept 56 Russian aircraft that had wandered across The Border into the Estonian air space.

The United Kingdom is one of The Few Nato countries that spend The Commitment of at least 2% of national income on defense.

The Armed forces were given an Extra £2. 2 billion in September, the spending review announced as the Chancellor, Sajid Javid , a 2. 6% increase in the area of defence in 2020-1.

expenditure, But a prolonged pressure on the arms between 2010 and 2015 has a question as to whether the UK is sufficiently prepared for future threats.

In February, The Public Accounts Committee of The House of Commons' spending watchdog, reported that the MoD have a £7 billion Black hole in its 10-year plan for the equipment of The Armed forces.

In a Minister of defense, Ben Wallace said, there is a lack of funding in the MoD's budget and confirmed that he had recently met with Mr. Johnson, chief adviser Dominic Cummings on improving the way The Department spends its money.

Source of news: bbc.com