Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said he is pretty confident his department will be given the investment boost it requires in next week's Budget to carry out army upgrades.The Cabinet minister has lobbied Chancellor Jeremy Hunt in public for extra cash for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to help deal with inflationary pressures and the costs of backing Ukraine in its battle against Russia's invading forces.
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