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Tories urge govt to ‘stick to their promise’ on defence

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Tories urge govt to ‘stick to their promise’ on defence

Tories urge govt to ‘stick to their promise’ on defence

Shadow Treasury minister Gareth Davies urges the government to “stick to their promise to meet 2.5% of GDP on defence spending” claiming they “have not actually set out a timetable for the timetable” to do this.

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