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Boosting military spending by slashing welfare is not the answer, senior Labour figures warn Reeves

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Boosting military spending by slashing welfare is not the answer, senior Labour figures warn Reeves
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MPs and peers say pitting defence and welfare against each other risks losing public support for increased spending on the militarySenior Labour figures have warned that Rachel Reeves must find alternative ways to increase military spending rather than slashing welfare, saying it risks diminishing public support for investment in defence.Pressure has been mounting from Labour backbenchers for the Treasury to urgently agree the defence investment plan (Dip) after George Robertson, a former Nato s

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