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No 10 refuses to rule out defence spending increase could go towards Chagos deal

Sky News Wednesday, 26 February 2025
No 10 refuses to rule out defence spending increase could go towards Chagos dealSir Keir Starmer has been accused of failing to guarantee the recently announced uplift in defence spending will not be spent on the contentious Chagos Islands deal.
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