Rishi Sunak's £75bn defence announcement under scrutiny

A think tank has warned any future government would have to find £8bn of cuts to fund the government's planned increase in defence spending.

Rishi Sunak announced on Tuesday he was pledging to increase spending by £75bn by 2030 to put Britain on a "war footing" against threats from China and Russia.

However, the Institute for Fiscal Studies warned the pledge would mean cuts to public services while Labour branded it a pre-election "gimmick".

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