Defence spending commitment 'simply not enough', Tory MPs say
Former Cabinet minister Simon Clarke said Liz Truss's pledge to increase defence spending to 3% of GDP should be honoured.
Former Cabinet minister Simon Clarke said Liz Truss's pledge to increase defence spending to 3% of GDP should be honoured.
The Prime Minister is in Ukraine for his first visit to Kyiv to meet President Zelensky and confirm continued UK support.
Mr Cleverly called out Russia and Iran as threats to the security of the Middle East in a speech at the Manama Dialogue in Bahrain.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said he will maintain the defence budget at a minimum of 2% of GDP.
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Ben Wallace told Forces News the missile wouldn’t have hit Poland if Russia wasn’t attacking Ukraine.
The Minister for Veterans’ Affairs has responded to recent comments about his decision to not wear medals.
"The seriousness and richness of our the conversations that you would expect to be happening are happening," CDS Radakin told Forces News.
The week culminates on Remembrance Sunday with images of poppies and the late Queen in military uniform projected onto the Elizabeth Tower.
The Royal Yacht Britannia successor was set to be crewed by Royal Navy personnel and its construction was expected to begin this year.
Mauritius claims the remote archipelago in the Indian Ocean in full – but it is administered by the UK.
According to defence analysts writing for the UK Defence Journal, the helicopter costs about £3,500 an hour to fly.
Dr Andrew Murrison, a Royal Navy reservist, said it was an appropriate place to hear the news and was delighted to serve in the role.
The Defence Secretary is meeting the Chancellor and told Forces News that defence must "get its fair share".
The Defence Secretary said he will be "fighting for as much money as I can get" for defence when he meets the Chancellor.
Ben Wallace told MPs the waiting time for training is "not in a place that I want it to be".