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UK Defense Chief Could Resign If New Chancellor Refuses to Boost Military Spending

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace could resign if new Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt decides against increasing military spending, Sky News reported on Saturday, citing sources.
According to the broadcaster, earlier in the day, Hunt refused to promise that the government would not abandon plans to increase defense spending to 3% of GDP by 2030, as Prime Minister Liz Truss had pledged. Hunt also added that the defense ministry, like other departments, would have to make additional savings.
The broadcaster noted that a defense source said that Wallace would demand the prime minister fulfil her obligations when asked if a U-turn on defense spending targets would prompt the defense secretary to resign.
Hunt was asked on Radio 4's Today programme if a "difficult tough decision" would be taken over the defense budget.
"We do need to increase defence spending, but I can't make a promise to you here and now about the timings of that. The long-term ability to fund an increase in defence spending will depend on stability in the economic situation and a healthily growing economy," Hunt replied.
Conservative politician Jeremy Hunt gives an interview outside the BBC studios in central London on July 10, 2022, after appearing on the BBC's 'Sunday Morning' political television show with journalist Sophie Raworth.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 14.10.2022
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