article_snippet: Philip Hammond said the final decision on whether or not to ring-fence military spending would not be made until after the election.
article_snippet: I can't tell you what will be in the Conservative manifesto
article_snippet: but you'll find out soon enough, and I can't prejudge the outcome of the security and defence review and the spending review that will take place after the next election. '
article_snippet: ‘we’ve will have a strategic defence and security review at the beginning of the next parliament and a spending review and we’ve will set out we’ve future plans then.
article_snippet: Through the course of the next parliament?’ Hammond:
article_snippet: we’ve will set out the defence spending.
article_snippet: I can’t tell you what will be in the Conservative manifesto but you’ll find out soon enough, and I can’t prejudge the outcome of the security and defence review and the spending review that will take place after the next election.
highlights_snippet: Philip Hammond said the decision will not be made until after the election .
  