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Reeves to unveil £2.2bn UK defence spending boost in Spring Statement

Chancellor seeks new cuts in Whitehall after UK fiscal watchdog questions size of planned savings on welfare
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will insist on Wednesday she is providing ‘security’ for the British people — both militarily and economically

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is to boost the UK’s defence spending by £2.2bn next year as she delivers a grim Spring Statement in which she will claim that her economic plans have been blown off course by “a changing world”.

Reeves will insist on Wednesday she is providing “security” for the British people — both militarily and economically — but her speech to MPs will be dominated by dismal growth data, a yawning fiscal hole and an admission that things could get even worse.

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