Rishi Sunak will reportedly announce a huge multibillion-pound spending increase on defence during a trip to the US to meet Joe Biden next weekend. The Prime Minister will be meeting the US president and Australian PM Anthony Albanese to discuss the trilateral
Prince Harry has been attacked by defence secretary Ben Wallace for “boasting” about how many Taliban fighters he killed while serving in Afghanistan. The government minister said the prince has “let down” his former army colleagues, with the comment in the book
Kemi Badenoch has come out in defence of SNP leadership candidate Kate Forbes, saying she “admires” the politician for being honest. This came after Ms Forbes said she would not have voted for gay marriage. Coming out in support of the SNP
Mr Lammy, who was an ardent Remainer campaigner and once claimed Brexiteers were “worse than Nazis”, is known for his desire to take Britain back into a closer relationship with Brussels. The article states: “Labour will seek a new EU-UK security pact
The Ministry of Defence is expecting a £10billion boost to its spending power at the March budget. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace appears to be confident he can squeeze the cash out of the Treasury. Mr Wallace is thought to have asked Chancellor
Tory MPs have expressed concern over UK national security, criticising the Treasury for under-funding the military. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace admitted that it is an “uphill battle” with the Treasury, as the Ministry of Defence attempts to ensure the UK army is
A former British ambassador to the US warned defence cuts mean he is not confident the UK has “watertight capability” to tackle Chinese spy balloons. Lord Darroch said two decades of underinvestment in the military means there are “gaps around in the
Silvio Berlusconi has blamed Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine on the Ukrainian President, as he argued Zelensky should have ceased to “attack” the republics of Donbass against Russian occupation. The former Italian Prime Minister said he judges Zelensky’s behaviour “very negatively”.
Russia is scrambling to boost its defences in southern Ukraine as Volodymyr Zelensky’s forces eyes a strategic breakthrough through which could offer access to Crimea. The UK Defence Ministry’s latest bulletin suggests Vladimir Putin’s forces were bolstering defensive fortifications in central Zaporizhzhia
Brexiteer Ben Habib has backed former Prime Minister Liz Truss’s controversial economic policy during her time in Number 10 – as well as pointing the finger at what he called Rishi Sunak’s “Tory socialists”. Former Brexit Party MEP Mr Habib spoke out