Labour accused of cooking the books on defence spending as statistics watchdog examines claims

Former Defence Secretary Sir Ben Wallace accuses the Government of inflating military spending figures by counting billions allocated to Britain’s intelligence agencies, raising serious questions over Labour’s promises to strengthen the Armed Forces. Labour’s claims to be delivering the biggest increase in defence spending since the Cold War have come under serious scrutiny after former … Continue reading Labour accused of cooking the books on defence spending as statistics watchdog examines claims