UK faces ‘eye-watering’ public sector cuts to fund defense pledges
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Source: Politico
Published: 2026-06-10 01:20 UTC+10:00
Section: Defense budgets
Factuality Score: 90
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Europe, Military & Defence, Law & Courts, Labour & Workers, Tax & Budget, Elections, International Orgs, Business & Economy, War & Conflict
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LONDON — The United Kingdom will have to slash public sector spending to finance defense, causing “pain and great difficulty” for the ruling Labour Party, a former NATO chief and senior party official warned on Tuesday.
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