BRITAIN is ready to reverse decades of defence cuts to counter the threat of Putin.
Ministers want to slam the brakes on plans to axe 10,000 troops and scrap 80 tanks.
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They privately admit it would be “bonkers” to slash our conventional capability in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
About 2,000 troops have already been sent to defend Eastern Europe.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has warned military spending should be directly linked to threats the UK faces.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to signal defence as a priority in Wednesday’s Spring Statement.
MPs think he will give the nod that funding will be available.
Tory Tobias Ellwood, chair of the Commons defence committee, said: “We’re finally waking up to the fact we’re entering a new era.
“It’s as clear as daylight that it calls for a complete overhaul of our defence capability and that will surely now happen in the near future.
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“But what we can do immediately is reverse the cuts already made but yet to be implemented.
“Russia’s invasion of Ukraine prove it makes no sense whatsoever to cut troop numbers or scrap tanks, aircraft and ships at the moment.”
Truss in blast at woke bid
By Ryan Sabey, Political Correspondent
LIZ Truss insisted yesterday that the crisis in Ukraine has shown it is “time to end” ridiculous questions over Britain’s history.
The Foreign Secretary ran head-first into the woke war by telling staunch critics the “ludicrous debates” had to be shut down.
Ms Truss, who is also Equalities Minister, broke away from a speech dominated by Ukraine, to say that the “constant self-questioning and introspection, the ludicrous debates about language, statues and pronouns” must come to an end.
She added: “Our history, warts and all, makes us what we are today. We live in a great country, a great democracy and we should be proud of it.”
Boris Johnson said the war in Ukraine highlighted the freedoms those in the UK enjoy, adding: “We don’t need to be woke, we just want to be free.”
