article_snippet: George Osborne refused to commit to spending 2 per cent of UK national income on defence .
article_snippet: George Osborne infuriated Tory MPs yesterday after George Osborne refused to commit to spending 2 per cent of Britain national income on defence – despite a steep rise in the foreign aid budget.
article_snippet: The Chancellor dodged the question repeatedly during a post-Budget interview, even though there is growing pressure from politicians and military chiefs.
article_snippet: George Osborne refused four times to guarantee that George Osborne would meet the 2 per cent target in the next Parliament, saying only:
article_snippet: Two per cent should be a commitment in the Tory party manifesto.
article_snippet: Yesterday Mr Osborne told Radio 4’s Today programme that the Tory party was ‘not proposing deeper cuts’ to defence spending.
article_snippet: But Mr Osborne failed to say whether the Tory party would commit to the Nato target of 2 per cent.
highlights_snippet: George Osborne dodged question four times during post-Budget interview .
  