Liz Truss defends plans to cut British army by nearly 10,000 troops

Foreign secretary calls on other Nato countries to increase defence spending and support Taiwan over China threats

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Liz Truss has defended plans to cut the British army by nearly 10,000 troops as she called on other Nato countries to step up" their defence spending.

Speaking as western leaders gathered in Madrid to discuss the alliance's most significant transformation for a generation, the UK foreign secretary suggested there was no end in sight to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.