The Defence Secretary has dismissed much of the criticism levelled against the Government on Army cuts as "nonsense". It follows comments made by General Sir Richard Shirreff that restructuring the Army is "one hell of a risk".
Restructuring the Army is "one hell of a risk" that will weaken the armed forces, one of Britain's most senior generals has warned.
The Government is cutting the regular Army from 102,000 to 82,000 by 2020, while the newly-renamed Army Reserve - formerly the Territorial Army - is being expanded from 19,000 to 30,000.
In an interview with the Sunday Times (£), General Sir Richard Shirreff said: "The sort of defence cuts we have seen... have really hollowed out the British armed forces and I think that people need to sit up and recognise that."
“I wouldn’t want to let anybody think that I think that Army 2020 is good news, it’s not.”
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