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No 10 offers compromise to defence secretary amid bitter rift over overall MoD budget

Downing Street has directly intervened in a standoff between the defence secretary, Gavin Williamson, and the chancellor, Philip Hammond, over a pay rise for the armed services, according to Whitehall sources.

The move comes against the backdrop of an increasingly acrimonious row between Williamson and Hammond over a push for an extra £2bn a year in defence spending on top of the existing £35.3bn budget.

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27 Jun 2018
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