article_snippet: Foreign Secretary refused 10 times to guarantee that the Tories would protect the military from further cuts after the election.
article_snippet: Philip Hammond refused 10 times to guarantee that the Tories would protect the military from further cuts after the election the military .
article_snippet: The failure to protect military spending – while guaranteeing cash for foreign aid – has sparked fury on the Tory backbenches.
article_snippet: Up to 30 Conservative MPs are thought to be backing a bid by John Baron, MP for Basildon and Billericay, to force a protest vote against defence cuts in the Commons this week.
article_snippet: Military top brass fear the Treasury will raid another £1billion a year from MoD coffers to try to balance the nation's books.
article_snippet: Andrew Marr tried 10 times to get the Foreign Secretary to guarantee military spending .
highlights_snippet: Philip Hammond refused  to guarantee defence spending will be protected .
  
highlights_snippet: Foreign Secretary asked 10 times if spending will stay above 2% of GDP .
  