No Cuts in UK Defence Budget for a Year

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William Hague, the newly appointed UK foreign secretary, confirmed that the Conservative manifesto pledge would be adhered to in government policy at a media briefing on the 12th May by announcing that UK defence spending will remain at the current level of GBP36.8 billion (US$54.8 billion) during the next financial year. Hague’s statement on behalf of the new Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government was made on the new government’s first day in office. The intenti...
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