Deputy Political Editor

Chris is Deputy Political Editor for ITV News. He's based at Westminster and covers politics, government and Parliament. Taking a lead on defence stories, Chris has travelled widely in Afghanistan with politicians and British troops.

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Thousands of army posts set to be axed

The Ministry of Defence will set out the number of posts it will cut from the service in order to reduce the size of the Army by a fifth.