Whitehall Departments Facing More Cuts To Fund Defence Cash Boost, says Lisa Nandy

New defence secretary Dan Jarvis "wouldn't have taken the job" without the promise of more money, she insisted.

Whitehall departments are facing further spending cuts to provide more cash for Britain’s armed forces, a cabinet minister has said.

Culture secretary Lisa Nandy said discussions between No.10 and ministers were happening “in real time” to find extra money for the government’s Defence Investment Plan (DIP).

Her comments came just days after John Healey quit as defence secretary, saying the £13.5 billion extra being given to his department was not........

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