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Jarvis says Labour must 'meet the moment' on defence spending
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- Jack Fenwick,Political correspondent and James Chater Reuters.
- Speaking to the Sunday Telegraph, Jarvis, who replaced John Healey on Thursday, said he had a responsibility to ensure the armed forces got the equipment and funding they needed.
- He said: "That is the challenge that we have at a point of constrained fiscal resource, and I will be working with my colleagues across Government to make sure that we're in a position to do that."
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Jack Fenwick,Political correspondent and James Chater Reuters. The new Defence Secretary, Dan Jarvis, has said the government must "meet the moment" when it comes to the challenge of increasing defence spending.
Speaking to the Sunday Telegraph, Jarvis, who replaced John Healey on Thursday, said he had a responsibility to ensure the armed forces got the equipment and funding they needed.
He said: "That is the challenge that we have at a point of constrained fiscal resource, and I will be working with my colleagues across Government to make sure that we're in a position to do that."
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