In a separate interview with the BBC's security correspondent Frank Gardner, the Philippines defence minister Teodoro said China has been "absolutely irresponsible and reckless in appropriating most, if not all, of the South China Sea and the world cannot tolerate this."
The IFS said the government had "front-loaded" its spending over the course of the parliament term in the first couple of years, which meant spending would slow down. "The consequences of this decision must be confronted," the IFS warned.When it comes to daily spending on public services, the think tank suggested a "huge amount depends on the generosity" of cash handed to the NHS - which accounts for 39% of day-to-day departmental spending - as well as defence.
NHS spending is planned to be £202bn in 2025-2026, the IFS said, which could pull funding from other areas as the government prioritises reducing patient waiting times and improving access to dental care."Increasing health funding at anything like the historical average rate would mean imposing real-terms cuts on other 'unprotected' departments," the think tank said.It said this would prove challenging, especially given the government's ambitions to improve the criminal justice system and to deal with prison overcrowding.
The IFS added the level of health spending was "in some sense, the central trade-off for the Spending Review" and one that would only become starker if defence spending was increased further or faster than currently planned.Bee Boileau, a research economist at IFS, said the Treasury faced "some unavoidably tough choices".
"After turning on the spending taps last autumn, the flow of additional funding is now set to slow to more of a trickle," she said.
The government has committed to increasing spending on the army and its estates, and announced it would cut the foreign aid budget to"She has travelled a lot in her life, so I think it would be fun to do it with her."
In a statement, issued by a family member, Sam's parents Jo and Andrew said they were "devastated"."Sam left us far too soon, and while words will never fully capture the light, joy and energy he brought into our lives, we hold on to the memories that made him so special," they added.
Sam's parents said he was "adored by his family" and described him as "loyal, funny and fiercely protective".They added the Race Across the World experience "opened Sam's eyes to the wonder of adventure".