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British army ‘ordered to stop non-essential training exercises to save money’
The Daily Mail uses dramatic language to highlight the army's training suspension and its political implications, while The Independent reports it factually.
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What happenedTraining with Challenger 2 tanks and Apache gunships among the training cancelled, according to reports.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "British army ‘ordered to stop non-essential training exercises to save money’". The right frames it as "Missing in action! Army is ordered to suspend training exercises to help save £30million...".
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Left / center-leftBritish army ‘ordered to stop non-essential training exercises to save money’
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Right / center-rightMissing in action! Army is ordered to suspend training exercises to help save £30million as '600 troops stood down' amid pressure...
Missing in action! Army is ordered to suspend training exercises to help save £30million as '600 troops stood down' amid pressure on PM to increase defence spending
Missing in action!suspendstood downpressure
A memo sent to commanders said there would be no further large-scale training involving troops of 90 or more in this financial year.
