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Labour ‘backing away’ from 2.5pc defence spending pledge

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Shadow defence secretary James Cartlidge MP said there was no question’ that Sir Keir Starmer was now backing away’ from this.

It is understood the Chancellor will not set out a timeline for increasing defence spending in the Budget on Wednesday .

Instead choosing to defer any decisions until next year at the earliest.

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