General Sir Nick Carter: UK couldn’t cope if Russia attacked

UK Army chief to call for increased funding to stop ‘erosion’ of British capabilities

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Military personnel outside the Houses of Parliament
(Image credit: Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Army chief General Sir Nick Carter will call on the Government to boost defence spending today as he warns that Britain would struggle to combat Russian forces.

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