Exclusive: the true scale of the cuts to come
The scale of the cuts is the prime reason why no politician – Labour included – wants to spell them out.
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Will Britain stick to its commitment to spend at least 2 per cent of GDP on defence?
The scale of the cuts is the prime reason why no politician – Labour included – wants to spell them out.
David Cameron tells MPs Britain’s defence capabilities have not shrunk despite spending cuts.
Vodafone paid no corporation tax and reduced its UK tax bill by a fifth last year. The company defends its arrangements in a 3,600 word statement that Channel 4 News hears is “smoke and mirrors”.
If the eyes of the world weren’t on a certain stadium in Soweto, the chances are we’d all be devoting a lot more time to scrutinising yet another government U-turn – this time at the MoD.
As BAE scales down operations in Portsmouth, news of an end to shipbuilding at the historic yard is greeted with dismay by unions. Hundreds more jobs in Scotland are also to be cut.
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond makes a statement to the Commons following the announcement by BAE of 1,775 job cuts across its naval ships business in Portsmouth and Govan.
Chancellor George Osborne is to draw up the battle lines for the next general election as he sets out his final spending plans before the country goes to the polls in 2015.
Responding to claims that imposing further efficiencies on the armed forces would be disruptive, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond says they will leave them better equipped and more capable.
Chancellor George Osborne says that seven government departments have agreed to spending cuts of up to 10 per cent as part of a drive to cut £11.5bn of public spending.
David Cameron says defence spending has been frozen. Looks more like it’s melted, according to figures from the Ministry of Defence.
There is no big bang. As last night’s deadline for sweeping cuts to Americas federal spending passed – what will the sequester mean, and who will it hurt?
Up to 5,300 soldiers are being made redundant from the army in the summer as part of the latest round of cuts to the armed forces, the government announces today.
The government is under fire today for a 20 per cent cut to the armed forces, but Iraq hero Tim Collins says the “best has been done with a bad situation”.
Former defence secretary Liam Fox is leading backbench Tory demands for Chancellor George Osborne to cut taxes on business.