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Monday, December 14, 2009

PM to order £1.5bn defence cuts

Prime Minister Gordon BrownGordon Brown is to approve about £1.5bn of cuts to "low priority" defence projects over the next three years as part of a reform package that will shift resources to Afghanistan and ease the crippling defence budget shortfall.

Final details are still under negotiation but the measures will include cuts to the existing Harrier and Tornado fighter jet fleet, an early drawdown of Nimrod reconnaissance aircraft and thousands of staff cuts across the armed forces and Whitehall.

The sacrifices will be offset by moves to boost spending on critical frontline equipment for the Afghan campaign.

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