Petition · past parliament · Ministry of Defence

Increase the defence budget and our standing army strength to 100,000

Closed 98 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government should review the budget again, and find ways to increase the defence budget, and our standing army strength to 100,000.
This could include higher taxation for big businesses, cutting foreign aid, or even ask the public if they would support a tax increase for the armed services exclusively.

The British public have a long and proud relationship with our armed service's and we demand they receive the correct budget to stay one step in front of our enemies, and that Britain remains a powerful country on the world stage and not end up a 3rd rate nation with nothing more than a defence force.

Timeline

31 Mar 2021 Petition opened for signatures
30 Sep 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 98
Status Closed
Department Ministry of Defence
Opened 31 Mar 2021
Closed 30 Sep 2021

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