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Defence Secretary Ben Wallace will seek to "protect our armed forces" from inflation pressures during key budget talks with Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt this week.
Wallace told MPs he will meet with the prime minister and Chancellor in the coming days as the pair get ready to deliver the autumn statement on November 17.
Chancellor Hunt is said to be preparing up to £60 billion in tax rises and spending cuts, with Whitehall departments braced to take a hit.
For Labour, shadow defence secretary John Healey told the Commons: "Under the current spending settlement, defence is the only department with a real terms cut in its revenue budget. Why did he ever agree to this?"
Wallace said he wanted his department's plans to be "insulated" from soaring inflation, before adding: "I will have my discussions with the Chancellor and the prime minister this week and then we will see where we get to."
He noted he had previously secured a £24 billion increase in defence spending over four years, adding: "Inflation is significantly higher than it was all those years ago and that is why I'm going to see the Treasury, the Chancellor and the prime minister to see what I can get to make sure protect our armed forces and our current plans from inflation."
Earlier, Labour's Derek Twigg (Halton) pressed for an increase in defence spending to ensure the UK has better security.
He added: "That's particularly important if we are to develop, to keep ahead of our competitors in terms of new technology, not least of course artificial intelligence.
"So can the minister say to me whether he's confident that the negotiations, which have been discussed with the Secretary of State just last week in the defence committee, that we are going to get some sort of semblance of increase in the budget for defence and also inflation proofed as well?"
Defence minister Alex Chalk replied: "(He) is absolutely right, we need to allocate proper resources to keep this country safe and the prime minister's been absolutely clear when he was campaigning and since in office that he will give this country what it needs to keep our people and indeed our allies safe.
"It is important not to lose sight of the fact that we are largest defence spender in Nato in Europe and that's a position which I think serves this country and our allies."
By Richard Wheeler and Elizabeth Arnold, PA
source: PA
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