Two Tory ministers were locked in a bitter defence spending row today as pressure mounted on the Government to pump more cash into the military.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace slapped down Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer in the latest twist in the pair’s troubled relationship.
Mr Mercer, 41, a former Captain in the Royal Horse Artillery who fought in Afghanistan, blasted Mr Wallace’s claims the armed forces had been “hollowed out” by successive governments’ failure to inject enough funds.
