British army would exhaust capabilities after two months of war, MPs told

Fighting resilience undermined by hollowing out' of armed forces since 2010, defence committee hears

The UK's ability to fight an all-out war would be marred by the armed forces' capability, stockpile shortages and a recruitment crisis, MPs have been told.

The Commons defence committee heard that the hollowing out" of the armed forces since 2010 had undermined the UK's war fighting resilience, and the army would exhaust its capabilities after the first couple of months" in a peer-on-peer war.