By comparison, the french army have more than 110,000 troops. at the commemorations in portsmouth today the outgoing army chief general sir patrick sanders, said the uk is not ready for a third world war. in the member in mind of everything we'vejust in the member in mind of everything we've just discussed, and the conservatives have said they will increase spending to 2.5% by 2030, why is labour calling for a spending review when it's obvious we need to go far and beyond what's currently on the table? let go far and beyond what's currently on the table?— go far and beyond what's currently o...