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“This is our moment. Seize it,” the Army’s new chief, General Patrick Sanders, said yesterday at the Land Warfare Conference, the military’s annual rain check. He said he was giving his first operational order for the Army, under the title Operation Mobilise, for the forces to prepare on a war…

In today’s newsletter: As Boris Johnson, armed forces leaders and Wallace give mixed signals on military spending plans, Archie Bland tries to make the numbers add up

Cabinet minister wants PM to commit to increase, as western allies gather for crucial Nato summit

The head of the Armed Forces, General Sir Patrick Sanders will give a speech expected to pile pressure on Boris Johnson to reverse plans to cut British troop numbers

"This is our 1937 moment... I will do everything in my power to ensure that the British Army plays its part in averting war"

‘We are not at war – but must act rapidly so that we aren’t drawn into one,’ General Sir Patrick Sanders will say.

General Sir Patrick Sanders warns Britain’s armed forces must be prepared to ‘fight and win’ to prevent the spread of war in Europe

General Sir Patrick Sanders will deliver his first public speech on Tuesday since taking up the post of Chief of the General Staff

Gen Sir Patrick Sanders will say Russian president Vladimir Putin’s ‘brutal aggression’ threatens peace in Europe.