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PM: ''We are making a choice to prioritise defence''

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PM: ''We are making a choice to prioritise defence''

PM: ''We are making a choice to prioritise defence''

Rishi Sunak and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz held a joint press conference.

Speaking today in Berlin, the prime minister confirmed the reduction in civil service headcount to pre-pandemic levels would partly fund the defence spending uplift.

Report by Gluszczykm.

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