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...Former defence secretary Ben Wallace said: “There’s no substitute for a core funding increase that leads towards 3 per cent in 2030 and 2.5 per cent as soon as possible....
...Rishi Sunak is expected to announce a new defence secretary to replace Ben Wallace on Thursday, according to government insiders....
...The prime minister’s expenditure vow yesterday comes in the wake of an intense lobbying campaign by prominent Tory MPs, including former defence secretary Ben Wallace and former armed forces minister James...
...Former deputy prime minister Dominic Raab, ex-health secretary Matt Hancock and former defence secretary Ben Wallace have all said they will stand down....
...Ben Wallace told MPs chancellor Jeremy Hunt had accepted that “defence will require a greater share of public spending . . . if it is to defend these shores, and indeed our people”....
...The warning by the UK defence secretary, who has been central in rallying wider European support for Ukraine, was accompanied by a plea to chancellor Jeremy Hunt to put a timeframe on the commitment to lift...
...For production designer Jeremy Hindle, that Lumon appeared omniscient yet entirely vague in its purpose was crucial to its eeriness....
...In his Autumn Statement in November, Jeremy Hunt said that both he and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak recognised the “need” to boost defence spending....
...Jeremy Hunt supported the move, too....
...He backed Jeremy Hunt to remain chancellor: “He is calm, he is experienced, he is knowledgeable about all that needs to be done.”...
...The total £11bn increase in defence spending until 2028 is to “improve the resilience and readiness of the country’s forces”, Jeremy Hunt told the House of Commons on Wednesday....
...Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is to spend about £3bn in his March 15 Budget to shield UK households from higher energy bills, but new economic forecasts mean he will have little room for big giveaways....
...VAT-free shopping was scrapped in the UK last year and was temporarily reintroduced by former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng during his “mini” Budget, before it was scrapped again by the current chancellor Jeremy...
...Wallace urges funds for military boost | UK defence secretary Ben Wallace has said he is braced for an “uphill battle” with the Treasury over increasing military spending, as he warned that global threats...
...Gillian Keegan, education secretary, and Ben Wallace, defence secretary, are among those lobbying Hunt for the pay rises to be paid in full....
...Wallace: ‘Conflict is coming’ | Defence secretary Ben Wallace has warned of the threat of wider global conflict by the end of the decade as he called for a firm timetable for increasing UK military spending...
...Today’s Inside Politics is edited by Abby Wallace. Follow Stephen on Twitter @stephenkb and please send gossip, thoughts and feedback to insidepolitics@ft.com....
...Ben Wallace, the defence secretary, who has lobbied for extra funding over the past year, told parliament last week that the UK had “hollowed out and underfunded” its forces....
...They can continue to intrigue against Liz Truss until they find a way to winkle her out of office, or they can attempt to pretend she is no longer really there and that her new chancellor Jeremy Hunt is...
...Inside Politics is edited by Abby Wallace today. Follow Stephen on Twitter @stephenkb and please send gossip, thoughts and feedback to insidepolitics@ft.com....
...She could also survive a little longer in a caretaker role — effectively Jeremy Hunt carries on as CEO.”...
...Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement is similar: he will cut spending, honest, but only after the next election....
...Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has reversed most of Truss’s tax reductions....
...As the saying goes — popularised by the writer David Foster Wallace — fish don’t see the water they swim in 🐟....
...Here’s a round-up of the appointments: Prime minister: Rishi Sunak Deputy prime minister and justice secretary: Dominic Raab Chancellor of the exchequer: Jeremy Hunt Foreign secretary: James Cleverly...
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