MoD Rules out Conscription as Army Chief Calls for ‘Citizen Army’

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said there’s no plan for conscription after the head of the Army reportedly called for a “citizen army” in preparation for war. General Sir Patrick Sanders also said the UK needs to expand its regular army in his speech on Wednesday at the International Armoured Vehicles expo in Twickenham, West London. It comes days after a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) chief warned that the alliance may be at war within 20 years. Former Defence Committee chair Tobias Ellwood, who has served with Sir Patrick, said we need to “listen carefully” to the army chief’s advice....