The British prime minister, Rishi Sunak, held a press conference with the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, in Berlin.
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He was asked whether the government was being honest with people about funding the UK's plans to boost defence spending to 2.5% of GDP. Sunak insisted the plan is consistent with the government's ability to 'keep cutting taxes', but that he would reduce the size of the civil service.

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