Two serving ministers have broken cover by publishing an article that does not appear to have been sanctioned by Downing Street
A member of the Anglian Regiment, 2nd Battalion during a military exercise on Salisbury Plain. The number of people serving in the regular British Army is set to fall to 73,000 , the security minister and experienced soldier, have broken cover by publishing an article that does not appear to have been sanctioned by Downing Street.
The pair highlighted China’s announcement of a 7.2 per cent rise in its defence budget to $230bn – more than twice what it was a decade ago. Tensions with the U.S., Taiwan, Japan and neighbours with competing claims to the crucial South China Sea are seen as furthering growth in high-tech military technologies from stealth fighters to aircraft carriers and a growing arsenal of nuclear weapons.
The British ministers added that UK defence spending on the other hand has risen 28 per cent from £43bn to £55bn over the last 10 years.The news comes amid growing uneasiness among Conservative MPs and military insiders at a failure by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to announce new funding for the armed forces in theInstead, Mr Hunt just reiterated a vague pledge to increase defence spending to 2.
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