Williamson losing fight with Treasury for rise in defence spending

Gavin Williamson is is said to have frustrated Theresa May and Philip Hammond with his pushing for increased defence spending.The defence secretary, Gavin Williamson, is unlikely to receive any increase in defence spending in the coming year in spite of waging a relentless political campaign against the Treasury, according to Whitehall sources.Williamson is scheduled to meet chancellor Philip Hammond in the next fortnight in a renewed attempt to secure concessions ahead of a Nato summit in Bruss