Defence ministry doubled its spending on outside consultancy since last year trends now

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Defence spending on outside consultants more than doubled to £245million last year, figures show.

Despite cutting back on frontline forces, the department has spent as much on experts since 2020 as it would cost to build a frigate.

The figure is up from £110million in 2020-21 – an increase of £135million in a year, according to the department’s accounts. 

The cost of temporary staff also skyrocketed by more than £60million in the past year, according to MoD accounts.