Defence Secretary ‘Failed to Deny £2.6 Billion of Cuts’ for the MoD, Say Tories

Cartridge asks if Defence Investment Plan delayed

Shadow Defence Secretary James Cartlidge used Defence Questions in Parliament to press the government on the Defence Investment Plan, questioning whether the Ministry of Defence would keep its promise to publish it this autumn. Cartlidge asked, “In the Secretary of State’s strategic defence review statement to Parliament on 2 June, he said that the defence investment plan would be ‘completed and published in the autumn.’ Will he keep that promis…

Defence Secretary ‘failed to deny £2.6 billion of cuts’ for the MoD, say Tories

Shadow defence secretary James Cartlidge urged the Government to scrap their Chagos deal to save money. Defence Secretary John Healey has been accused of “failing to deny £2.6 billion of cuts” to defence by the Conservatives. Tory frontbencher David Reed told MPs that “multiple media outlets” have suggested that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) will be asked to make cuts of that size this financial year. It comes after reports in October that defen…

Healey Refuses To Rule Out £2.6 Billion of Defence Cuts

Defence Secretary John Healey has refused to rule out £2.6 billion of defence cuts in the Commons this afternoon. He was given three opportunities to do so… Last week The Telegraph reported the MoD is scrambling to find £2 billion of cuts to avoid blowing its budget, with some military leaders already looking to scale…