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Chancellor pledges £2.2bn boost to defence spending

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Chancellor pledges £2.2bn boost to defence spending

Chancellor pledges £2.2bn boost to defence spending

The chancellor says her Spring budget will include a £2.2 billion boost to defence spending.

Rachel Reeves adds this has been funded by "reducing what we spend on international development".

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