PM has faced scepticism over costing of his commitment to spend 2.5% of Britain’s GDP on defence by 2030

Rishi Sunak has suggested he will not “shy away” from further public spending cuts to boost defence spending as he faced questions over how the policy will be funded.

He said the plan would not affect the government’s ability to cut taxes and was the “right thing to do” in an increasingly dangerous world.

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