AN independent Scotland would have thousands more armed forces personnel than under the current UK Government plans, the SNP has said, as it accused Whitehall of another broken promise on defence.
AN independent Scotland would have thousands more armed forces personnel than under the current UK Government plans, the SNP has said, as it accused Whitehall of another broken promise on defence.
PHILIP HAMMOND: Said Scotland got a good deal from the review.
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MICHAEL SETTLE UK POLITICAL EDITOR
On a day of claim and counter-claim, Philip Hammond, the Defence Secretary, insisted Scotland would receive a "little bit more than its fair share" in the UK-wide defence review, with an Army increase of 800 troops by 2020 to a total force of 4000.
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