Ministers are locked in talks over whether to increase the UK’s defence spending at the upcoming Budget as Liz Truss and Boris Johnson both weigh up intervening in the debate
Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace, hasover his claims that Britain’s military has been “hollowed out” and Rishi Sunak is understood to want him to tone down his rhetoric.
Mr Wallace is pushing for a funding increase of £11bn in the Budget on 15 March, warning that the impact of inflation has reduced the capabilities of the Armed Forces.but wants to wait until the Government’s updated “integrated review” of foreign, defence and security policy – expected next month – is complete.
Both the last two prime ministers are considering going public with their own demands for higher spending on the Armed Forces. Mr Johnson promised that the UK’s target for its defence budget would rise to 3 per cent of GDP by 2030 when he was in power, up from its current level of 2 per cent.this week, he wrote: “We must accelerate Western support for the Ukrainians and give them what they need to finish the job.
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