Ex-Defence Secretary backs Hammond on military cuts

Former defence secretary Liam Fox has endorsed his successor Philip Hammond's call to protect the armed forces from further spending cuts.

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We can't cut spending on our nat security while still spending big on discretionary domestic programmes. Security is first priority of Govt.

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