Cabinet ministers asked to look for cuts to fund UK defence spending increase
المصدر: The Guardian | Source: The GuardianLisa Nandy says discussions are taking place about how to ‘keep this country safe’ after John Healey’s resignation
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 defence. Healey resigned last week over a far smaller than expected settlement for the defence investment plan (Dip).
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