Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has warned he will resist further cuts to the armed forces in Chancellor George Osborne's forthcoming spending review. He said Cabinet ministers believed the greatest burden of cuts should fall on the welfare budget.
Tory backbencher Mark Pritchard has said that Philip Hammond could expect strong support from Conservative MPs over his stance to curb cuts to defence.
"Defence cuts have gone far enough," he said.
"There will be zero political support from Conservative backbenchers for any additional cuts beyond those already announced in the SDSR.
"The Treasury needs to look elsewhere for additional savings."
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