Defence secretary Grant Shapps says British Army numbers to be '73,000'
The plan for numbers in the British Army is to have "73,000 personnel plus reserves", says Grant Shapps and that number does not include other branches of the military.
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Grant Shapps tells Trevor Phillips the government does not intend to allow army personnel numbers to fall below 73,000 and points out the difference between numbers in the British Army and the overall armed forces.