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The Shadow Defence Secretary, Jim Murphy has dismissed the "triumphalism within the MoD" for balancing their books. He claimed the wholes that exister were ones "Ministers themselves had created" and the Government's defence policy has seen Britain's "reach and firepower" shrink.
The criticism comes as Philip Hammond is expected to announce that the Ministry of Defence has balanced its books for the first time in nearly forty years. The Defence Secretary will say that the £38 billion “black hole” in MoD finances has been “dealt with” and the department's “hand to mouth existence will come to an end".
Mr Murphy insisted that transparency was needed if these figures are to be believed. He argued: "If the Department won’t publish their figures people will conclude that this is nothing more than fiscal hubris."
17/02/2012
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