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The Ministry of Defence has dismissed as "speculative" a media report that it is to face the biggest cuts in 20 years in an upcoming spending review.
The Mail on Sunday published leaked details of cuts that all three armed services could face.
These included 10,000 RAF personnel being cut and four of the Army's 40 battalions being axed, the paper said.
An MoD spokesperson said: "We don't know the results of the spending review and nor does the Mail on Sunday."
He added: "I think this is purely speculative.
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The Mail on Sunday published leaked details of cuts that all three armed services could face.
These included 10,000 RAF personnel being cut and four of the Army's 40 battalions being axed, the paper said.
An MoD spokesperson said: "We don't know the results of the spending review and nor does the Mail on Sunday."
He added: "I think this is purely speculative.
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