Tories cut troops as risks soar
Daily Mirror UK|August 10, 2022
Soldier number reduced to 72,500
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Tories cut troops as risks soar

BRITAIN’S troop budget has been cut as ministers continue to slash the Army – despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Soldier numbers are being reduced by 9,500 from 82,000 to 72,500 as the Tories resist calls to halt cuts after Vladimir Putin’s war on his neighbour.

This story is from the August 10, 2022 edition of Daily Mirror UK.

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