In a written parliamentary answer Luke Pollard, the Armed Forces minister, admitted that the actual level of funding has been reduced to £1.3 billion. Responding to James Cartlidge, the shadow defence secretary, he wrote: “At the start of this financial year, it was expected that the Ministry of Defence would spend up to £1.46 billion “The forecast was reduced to …
The next generation of RAF fighter jets will be unveiled today. Pictured: A CGI image of the Tempest design But there are concerns the machines could be axed in Labour 's defence review, with Luke Pollard, the armed forces minister, saying it would not be right for him to prejudice the outcome of the Strategic Defence Review by setting out …
