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Army slashed in size but moved closer to Russia for 'leaner hi-tech defence'
Boris Johnson has been accused of breaking yet another promise today as the government has unveiled plans to shrink the size of the British Army.While three new bases are expected to be opened, overall troop numbers will cut from 82,000 to 73,000 despite a previous Tory manifesto pledge to maintain an Army strength of 82,000, MailOnline reports.Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey warned the Commons: “By the time of the next election we will have the smallest Army in 300 years.”While the army will be shrinking, a brigade-sized force of mobile troops will be deployed deeper into Germany in the event of aggressive moves from Russia.A NATO forward holding base in Sennelager will be designated as one of the army’s new "land regional hubs",
