Give new recruits £10,000 to join army, says Sir Ed Davey
By: | Published: 2025-06-21 23:07:00 | Source: www.bbc.com
New soldiers should be offered a £10,000 bonus to rapidly boost troop numbers to deal with an increasingly unpredictable world, the Lib Dems have said.
The government should also distribute pamphlets to make sure every British home is “war-ready” and able to deal with blackouts and chaos caused by the outbreak of conflict or cyber-attacks, Lib Dem Leader Sir Ed Davey said.
The Lib Dems claim the plans will “urgently” boost to the number of trained soldiers from just under 71,000 to more than 73,000.
In the face of a “barbaric” Russian President Vladimir Putin and an “erratic” US President Donald Trump, Sir Ed said the UK must be better prepared.
Over the weekend, Sir Ed visited Estonia to see British troops on what he called Nato’s “frontline with Russia”.
His visit had shown him “it is…
