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PM accused of grubby fix on Army cuts

DAVID Cameron has been accused of a "grubby, political fix" to save Scottish army units at the expense of English ones because he feared a backlash in the independence referendum campaign.

Downing Street denied Tory MP John Baron's claim as the UK Government took flak for announcing the loss of 17 major units, including famous names like the Green Howards, in the largest overhaul of the British Army for decades.

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