# Former serviceman joins Reform UK as its first Armed Forces spokesman

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/angus-macintyre-why-i-quit-the-military-after-40-years-to-be-reforms-first-armed-forces-spokesman/
- Published: 2026-11-05T00:00:46+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T00:17:40+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16266255/ANGUS-MACINTYRE-quit-military-40-years-Reforms-Armed-Forces-spokesman.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, UK, World

## Key points

- MacIntyre leaves after four decades of service.
- He joins Reform UK as its first Armed Forces spokesman.
- He says defence faces dwindling numbers, funding and slow procurement.

## Summary

Angus MacIntyre says he has left the Armed Forces after 40 years to become Reform UK’s first Armed Forces spokesman. He argues that successive governments have neglected service personnel and veterans, leaving the military short of resources and equipment as security risks grow.

He says the services had 330,000 personnel when he joined in 1986, compared with 148,000 today. MacIntyre contrasts annual welfare spending of £330 billion with £60 billion on defence and criticises military procurement for delays, overspending and indecision; he says equipment for Ukraine can be delivered in under eight weeks, while British defence projects may take ten years.

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