British defence chief weights project cuts amidst £22 billion budget shortfall

UK Defence Secretary John Healey has indicated that some defence projects may be scrapped to help balance the books as Labour seeks to address a £22 billion deficit inherited from the previous Tory government.

According to high official, there would be “tough choices” made across Whitehall on spending and that would include the Armed Forces, Caliber.Az reports referring to the foreign media.

He added that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) will “do its part” to help balance the books.

Labour has accused the Tories of leaving behind a £22 billion hole and Keir Starmer has warned the Budget on October 30 will be “painful”.

“This is probably the worst inheritance of any government in living memory, so that is why both the Prime Minister and the Chancellor have talked about tough choices, choices that we would not want to make or have expected to make,” John Healey stressed.