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‘The British Army wouldn’t fill a Premier League football stadium.’

Major General Tim Cross says the number of reserves in the army has ‘fallen dramatically’ as Liz Truss promises to increase defence spending by 3%.

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  1. @Jamal-jv8yc

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    Will that cover the wages increase ?

  2. @Ratking-zg8nu

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    minimum should be 25 percent gdp and 1 quarter of population employed by military at all times.

  3. @paulgibbons2320

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    Rather see a commitment to a nuclear power station at this point.
    It's also disgusting to see Torys making plans to raid our North Sea oil reserves and pushing for shale gas. How this ties with green objectives is anyone's guess?
    We need to stop being philistines about energy.
    Pull the plug on fossil fuel profiteering.

  4. @edwardhudson9851

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    This guy is talking total sense.The UK. Government needs to concentrate on domestic issues "Enough is Enough"

  5. @edwardhudson9851

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    "Brexit: Vote Leave chief who created £350m NHS claim on bus admits leaving EU could be 'an error'

    Dominic Cummings also described the referendum as a 'dumb idea' – shaping up to be a 'guaranteed debacle'

  6. @grahamgh9173

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    should be at least a 10 per cent rise year on year,forever

  7. @johanschmidt3228

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    Should not be increased but get rid of white elephant carriers and increase foot soldiers by culling mod who are vastly over bloated ,should also stop sticking our noses in other countries and protect these shores

  8. @jimcazador6057

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    How are we going to engage with China or Russia if young people don't know if they are male-female or a toaster, how about we just stay out of things that do not concern us, Ukraine has 'nothing' to do with us, hard power is now out of date….

  9. @crowbar9566

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    It's the civil service we need to decrease to 60,000.

  10. @notwocdivad

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    It had better be quick as the time is coming when the British will be outnumbered by Immigrants from nations hostile to Britain. When they decide the time is right we will have Enoch Powell's "Rivers of Blood" in this country!!!

  11. @mikemccall1126

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    We need to stop giving our money to house people who hate our country and spend 5 per cent of GDP on UK armed forces. Also bring back National Service!🇬🇧

  12. @kiwigrunt330

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    A third aircraft carrier would be nice start. With the magnificent flying machines to compliment it.

  13. @SquirrelKnight50

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    You can't decrease taxes and increase spending.

  14. @bignorm4353

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    Liz truss…. promise??!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  15. @julianfrench85

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    A must watch 👀 on YT …

    The Great Reset Stage Two

    Criminals 😡

  16. @Luis-sz7ry

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    Btw, this is wrong. Liz won’t increase the percentage of GDP spent on defence by 3%, she will increase it TO 3%.

  17. @thetriggeringofthesnowflak725

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    'We won't even stop people invading in dinghies, but we'll take more of your money to do nothing anyway…' – The Government

  18. @titan2583

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    So is the 3% increase for the UK defence or the EU defence, you know that EU ARMY that was never going to happen

  19. @scroggins100

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    For years the British Services have been starved of everything. Now UK Defence is based on all fur coat and no knickers

  20. @maryhook9478

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    Will she also defend our Southern Shores effectively by not allowing any of the dinghies to land.

  21. @maryhook9478

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    But will she root out wokery in the Armed Forces and bring back recruitment based on good old fashioned meritocracy.

  22. @uingaeoc3905

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    Sorry – is truss saying increase the current Defence budget BY 3% or FROM 2% to 3% of GDP?

  23. @sandrastewart2450

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    Can you blame the men would you want to join our army these days with the woke brigade

  24. @ryanhulme3303

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    Should be 10% increase over the course of 5 years, and a committed board of expenditure assigned to avoid any wastage.

  25. @michaelmahon8896

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    Assess the threat he says,,, well the number of illegals now far out ways the number of military personnel in our armed forces,,, but it's not an invasion, even though over 90 % are 20 to 35 years of age and male

  26. @michaelwhite8031

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    Make peace not war.

  27. @paulpaintshop103

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    Who's defence?
    Ukraine?
    Our borders are wide open and nothing is being done ffs.

  28. @captainbuggernut9565

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    Truss promises, Truss delivers….nothing. 3% is not enough. It needs to be 5% paid for by the fat cats.

  29. @davidpnewton

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    "I know civil servants who would like to see the army reduced to 60,000."

    Then he knows some real fools.

    I would also question the motivations of those people. Some of them will simply be idiot beancounters who know the cost of everything and the value of nothing. However there is also the serious danger of treason involved as well. Russian or Chinese agents pushing to cripple our armed forces.

  30. @chrisbuster6947

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    Defence that's a joke, can't even stop a invasion by rubber dinghy's, and yes it is a invasion pure and simple, with the help of our military, madness utter madness.

  31. @nemosays6337

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    Why, they don't defend our borders or what would be of real beneficial interest to the British people, all they do is cause trouble in Ukraine and poke the Russian bear, stop arming Nasties!

  32. @ianpassey1733

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    Just the increase in fuel costs will probably ensure that this target is achieved

  33. @alanavery2002

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    It's all Hot Air & Wind
    Doris Johnson
    Rishi Sunak
    Lizz Truss
    They are all out of the same jelly mould
    Promises Promises Promises
    AND NO ACTION
    Same M.O. for 14 years
    Typical Tory BullSh*t

  34. @rosielee938

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    There’s a serious defence problem at Dover?! Can’t fix that I don’t see the point of investing in defence 🤔🤦‍♂️

  35. @jtwin1000

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    stop foreign aid, stop paying for thousands upon thousands of un documented illegal immigrants, stop sending ukraine millions of £ worth of weapons and we should have a few quid to spend on what we need

  36. @clivehutt2709

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    Great idea whilst people can't keep them themselves warm. Did anybody notice the General say that the Ukrainian army has lost the equivalent of the entire standing army of the UK ? This figure is 10x what the main stream media, and the government admits to.

  37. @nathanfurnival8724

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    Tim “war pig” cross

  38. @chobson8602

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    We need 4 per cent for our NHS 🧑‍🦼

  39. @unusedsub3003

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    3% is nothing. Truss is useless

  40. @dharris8560

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    Why is the civil service trying to decrease the countries defense?

  41. @bobibufi1389

    January 12, 2024 at 1:18 am

    Of course citizens want increased military spending while they are being impoverished..Who knows, extra military can be always used against them when they are hungry and cold..

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