Ben Wallace refuses to say how much of funding will be taken from overseas aid budget

The defence secretary has said £16.5bn is “enough” to modernise the armed forces but refused to say how much of the new defence funding would be taken from the overseas aid budget.

Ben Wallace also said he “suspected” the UK would follow the US’s lead in reducing its number of soldiers in Afghanistan.

Continue reading…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

Convicted child serial killer Lucy Letby struck off nursing register

Nursing and Midwifery Council finds her unfit to practise after she was…

BT enters final stage of talks to offload Premier League rights

Dazn is the favourite to buy BT’s sports TV business, but Discovery…