Petition · past parliament

Stop and review the Defence Cuts 2021

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Cutting 10,000 troops is far to many Troop reduction in a unstable world we would not have the capability to be able to support NATO or any major conflict that may happen in the future. This is a Major failure by our Government and needs a Major review.
If there was to be another Iraq or Or Similar conflict anywhere in the world we as a country would be expected to send and support that situation as a world power, cutting our force by 10,000 troops that’s nearly 10 full Infantry Battalions Yes Nearly 10 at 600 Hundred personnel per Battalion how can we sustain that loss when the world is so unstable.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

22 Mar 2021 Petition opened for signatures
14 Apr 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 14 Apr 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.