Britain’s armed forces cannot take any further cuts so slash welfare bill instead, Defence Secretary tells Chancellor

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Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has warned  he will fight further cuts to the armed forces in Chancellor George Osborne‘s  forthcoming spending review. After No 10 warned publicly last month that  the military would not be immune from further financial retrenchment, … Continue reading

Osborne prepares to cut welfare spending by a further £10bn

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George Osborne is drawing up plans to announce up to £10bn of extra cuts in welfare spending next year, according to a leaked account of a briefing to senior civil servants. The tentative decision of the chancellor to hold his … Continue reading