UK Defence Spending Discussions Ongoing Amid Calls for Departmental Cuts
Discussions are continuing within the UK government regarding an increase in defence spending, with Cabinet ministers instructed to identify potential cuts in their departments. Defence minister Lisa Nandy confirmed that negotiations are ongoing, following the resignation of John Healey over funding concerns.
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Defence spending discussions ongoing, says minister
Negotiations continue over defence spending, Lisa Nandy says, days after John Healey resigned over funding.
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Lisa Nandy says discussions are taking place about how to ‘keep this country safe’ after John Healey’s resignation UK politics live – latest updates Cabinet ministers have been asked to look for more money in their departments to fund an increase in defence spending after the resignation of the former defence secretary John Healey. The culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, told the BBC that her department was among those still in conversations with the Treasury about finding further sums for defen...
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