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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Heather Stewart Economics editor

UK Treasury yet to do due diligence on finding extra money for defence

Four military personnel in uniform stand talking in front of a large green military helicopter
Officers from UK’s armed forces beside an Mk5 Chinook at Upavon in Wiltshire. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA

The Treasury has as yet carried out no analysis of the trade-offs necessary for the UK to hit the 3.5% of GDP defence spending promise made to Nato, the department’s chief secretary has said.

Under robust questioning in a joint session of the Treasury and defence committees on Wednesday, Lucy Rigby repeatedly said funding additional defence spending would be a matter for “the next prime minister”.

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