“Global Britain” remains the buzzword, and our armed forces have a key role to play with the integrated review. With that in mind, and given the many responsibilities that my right hon. Friend has committed to, can he reassure me that he will expand the Army to 100,000 as our chief ally, the US, has recommended, rather than see it wither on the vine to 72,000 by cutting recruiting, thereby avoiding redundancies?
Integrated Review
Proceeding contribution from
Richard Drax
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 16 March 2021.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on Integrated Review.
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