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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Ben Glaze

How UK was warned for years to boost defence cash - 'Putin thinks we're scared to fight'

Boris Johnson faces mounting pressure to reverse defence cuts and pump more cash into the military after Russian forces invaded Ukraine.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivers his Spring Statement mini-Budget on Wednesday, with increasing demands for extra funds for the military.

The UK currently spends 2.2% of GDP on defence, according to latest NATO figures.

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