Defence spending to increase by at least £52bn in response to Russian aggression


Source: belfasttelegraph.co.uk belfasttelegraph.co.uk

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The Defence Secretary has said Britain will increase the size of its Armed Forces spending by at least £52bn in response to Russian aggression (Andrew Matthews/PA) The Defence Secretary has said Britain will increase the size of its armed forces spending by at least £52 billion in response to Russian aggression. In his first interview since Liz Truss entered No 10, Ben Wallace confirmed the new Prime Minister is sticking to her campaign promise of increasing defence spending by 3%. Mr Wallace told The Sunday Telegraph the military is “actually going to grow” as a result of the spending increase...