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But James Heappey said the UK does have plans for ‘mobilising volunteers’ in the event that Britain does go to war.
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But James Heappey said the UK does have plans for ‘mobilising volunteers’ in the event that Britain does go to war.
But James Heappey said the UK does have plans for ‘mobilising volunteers’ in the event that Britain does go to war.
General Sir Patrick Sanders will reportedly warn the British public they will have to be called up to fight in the event of a war because the military is too small.
General Sir Patrick Sanders said bolstering Army numbers in preparation for a potential conflict needs to be a ‘whole-of-nation undertaking’.
General Sir Patrick Sanders, the outgoing Chief of the General Staff, said even that would be 'not enough' as he pointed to allies in eastern and northern Europe planning to mobilise.