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“The Chancellor also suggested there will be more tough choices on slashing public spending after the Institute for Fiscal Studies questioned the likelihood of the Government following through on its plans for departmental reductions in the years to come.”

“The Chancellor also suggested there will be more tough choices on slashing public spending after the Institute for Fiscal Studies questioned the likelihood of the Government following through on its plans for departmental reductions in the years to come.”

“At the Budget last week, Chancellor John Healey filled a £4.7billion black hole in the defence investment plan, a blueprint that takes Britain’s defence spending to 2.7 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2027.”

“…och is doing the rounds of the politics shows this morning and she has an op-ed in the Telegraph railing against the delayed defence spending commitment, claiming instead that the Conservatives could find that spend while cuting the deficit and lowering…”

“Nigel Farage will this week attempt to revive Reform UK’s poll ratings by appointing his first ever defence spokesman – and pledging to eliminate ‘wokery’ from the Imperial War Museum A senior Labour figure called funding promises for military spending in…”

“…ster puts it: "Why would you sprinkle round a few politically smart (albeit small) giveaways now but delay all the really tough and unpopular decisions on welfare and defence to an autumn spending review if you weren't creating a window for a spring…”

“Tan Dhesi, Labour chair of the Commons defence select Committee, said key decisions had been "lamentably delayed" to next year's spending review rather than being announced in Wednesday's Budget.”

“Mr Dhesi, the Labour MP for Slough, last night said that key defence decisions about how to improve the UK's military had been 'lamentably delayed' until a new spending review next year.”