Express: "Defence Cuts Imperil Our Proud Nation, Warns Top Admiral"

"Admiral Lord West of Spithead, a former first sea lord, said the country is "standing into danger" because the Government is not planning to build enough ships.

The Labour peer and former security minister under Gordon Brown said Britain’s proud naval tradition was at risk from bureaucratic and political neglect."

Lord West warns defence cuts are dangerous and Royal Navy doesn't have enough ships | UK | News | Daily Express

 

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Using his name and that of Gordon Brown in one sentence speaks volumes, its a bloody joke.