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Labour is slammed over £2bn Army cut that could leave Boxer vehicles 'stranded in full view of the enemy'

Labour is slammed over £2bn Army cut that could leave Boxer vehicles 'stranded in full view of the enemy'

The Ministry of Defence has scrapped three planned battlefield vehicles, including one built with cranes and winches to recover damaged Boxer armoured vehicles. Shadow defence procurement minister Ben Obese-Jecty, a retired soldier, warned that deploying any Boxer regiment would be 'a near-impossible task' without them. The armoured vehicle budget has been cut from more than £7bn to just over £5bn. John Healey faces a £4.7bn defence gap at his budget next week.

Defence Secretary Wes Streeting told the Army it must 'live within their means'.

Non-essential Army training may be halted to save money.

Shadow defence secretary James Cartlidge said Labour was 'unwilling to cut welfare to fund defence'.

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