Search results for ‘Defence cuts’
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Hammond warns he will ‘fight’ any future defence cuts
Defence secretary Philip Hammond warns he will resist further cuts to the armed forces in Chancellor George Osborne’s forthcoming spending review.
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Defence cuts ‘compromise UK safety’
The Archbishop of York warns that defence cuts will compromise Britain’s safety as he delivers his Christmas message to soldiers serving overseas.
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US defence cuts threaten UK strategy
President Obama signals a new direction for US defence strategy towards the Asia-Pacific and away from Europe – but will it delay the F-35 fighter planes destined for Britain’s only aircraft carrier?
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Gurkhas and RAF to take brunt of defence cuts
Job cuts to the UK’s military are being announced with the Gurkha regiment and RAF facing the most job losses.
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Libya conflict could have cost less without defence cuts
Liam Fox tells Channel 4 News “we have the capability to project air power abroad and protect UK interests at very short notice” as questions are raised over the cost of the Libya airstrikes.
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HMS Ark Royal scrapped in Defence cuts
The Royal Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal is to be scrapped along with its fleet of Harrier jets as the coalition prepares to announce cuts in the Strategic Defence and Security Review.
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LIVE BLOG: Defence cuts – restructuring the armed forces
David Cameron presents the Strategic Defence Review, cuts are expected to fall on the army in Germany, the Navy’s carrier fleet and RAF aircraft. Follow it as it happens on our live blog.
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Defence cuts row deepens as Cameron steps in
The focus around the expected cuts to the armed services has intensified as the government argues with itself of how much those cuts should be.
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Hillary Clinton warns UK on defence cuts
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has raised concerns over the potential international impact of deep defence spending cuts in the UK, including to the Nato alliance.
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Former army chief condemns defence cuts
The former head of the army, General Sir Mike Jackson, tells Channel 4 News the government needs to analyse Britain’s place in the world before making big defence cuts.
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Defence Secretary Ben Wallace cuts holiday short over Ukraine crisis
Britain’s Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has cut short his family skiing holiday while comparing the failure of some western nations to stand up to the Russians, to Neville Chamberlain’s appeasement of Hitler in 1938.
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Budget cuts and flooding put vital defences at risk – MPs
Sweeping budget cuts could affect the Environment Department’s ability to respond to emergencies such as the current flooding, MPs warn.
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Paterson defends cuts to flood defence budget
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson defends cuts to the flood defence budget, telling Channel 4 News that reductions have been small considering the “dire economic inheritance” from Labour.
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How will cuts hit Britain’s future defence role?
A 20 per cent cut in the size of the army is announced today. But as Britain continues to punch above its weight militarily, Carl Dinnen asks if this is the first step on the road to a beating.
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Fox tells defence chiefs to share blame over cuts
As more than 1,000 Navy personnel are told they are to be made redundant, Defence Secretary Liam Fox is criticised for suggesting that defence chiefs are partly to blame for the cutbacks.
