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Big ticket defence spending decisions loom this term
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English - December 14, 2023 19:22 - 3 minutes - 3.25 MB - ★★★★ - 11 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The government will have to make some hard decisions on defence spending this term. A key report - outlining what needs to be spent to make the force fit for purpose - is due back in less than a year. One academic says it comes at a time when the force is facing its own 'cost of living crisis'. Our political reporter Anneke Smith has more.