GLOBAL THREATS - BRITAIN'S ARMED FORCES NOT JUST ABOUT THE HEAD COUNT, INSISTS TREASURY MINISTER
Evening Standard|January 26, 2024
BRITAIN’S Armed Forces are “not just about head count,” a minister said today as the Government came under fresh pressure over defence spending in the face of global threats.
Nicholas Cecil
GLOBAL THREATS - BRITAIN'S ARMED FORCES NOT JUST ABOUT THE HEAD COUNT, INSISTS TREASURY MINISTER

Treasury minister Gareth Davies stressed that “record sums” were going into defence spending. He was speaking after a top US defence official suggested the UK needs to “reassess” the size of its military as fears grow over future threats.

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