'Hang your heads in SHAME!' Ex-Head of British Army takes aim at politicians for 'hollowing out defence'

The former Head of the British Army has taken aim at politicians over the years for "hollowing out defence", adding the "risks have come home to roost" amid the Iran war. Speaking to Camilla Tominey, Lord Richard Dannatt, who spend three years in post, added Britain s inability to instantly deploy Destroyers "really speaks volumes". Since RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus was targeted by an Iranian made drone last Sunday, pressure has piled on the Prime Minister to hike Britain s defences and deploy