Williamson losing fight with Treasury for rise in defence spending

May and Hammond said to be irritated by defence minister’s relentless pursuit for cashThe 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 Brussels on 11 and 12 July.Continue re