'Cuts mean British forces will be properly equipped'
The Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has released this statement in the wake of 4,100 redundancies in the Armed Forces:
Of course I regret that it has been necessary to makeredundancies to deliver our plans for reducing the size of the Armed Forces. Weinherited a multi billion pound black hole in the defence budget which hadmeant the previous Government had not been able to afford to properly equip ourtroops with the kit they needed.
We’ve now brought the defence budget back into balance for the first time in a generation. We will have smaller Armed Forces but we will ensure they will have the protection and equipment they need.
3,800 jobs axed in Armed Forces
The Ministry of Defence announced 3,800 job losses in the Armed Forces. Although less than expected, further cuts to the Army are possible.
Thousands of soldiers face axe as Armed Forces downsize
Thousands of soldiers will learn today that they are to be made redundant as part of the downsizing of the Armed Forces.