Truss' defence spending pledge good news for 'overstretched' military, Ellwood says
Defence Select Committee chair told Forces News he hopes some cuts outlined in the last Integrated Review will be reversed.
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Politics Cabinet reshuffle and ministerial appointments: Who's in and who's out in defence?
Newly appointed Prime Minister Liz Truss has made sweeping changes to the cabinet.
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Politics Cabinet reshuffle: The ministers with links to the military
Liz Truss, who is the new Prime Minister after weeks of political campaigning, has made sweeping changes to the cabinet.
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Politics Truss cabinet: Ben Wallace kept as Defence Secretary
James Heappey is also retained at the MOD and becomes Minister for the Armed Forces and Veterans.
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UK Liz Truss accepts invitation to visit Ukraine in PM's first call with foreign leader
Ms Truss spoke to Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky within hours of becoming prime minister.
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Ukraine UN urges Russia and Ukraine to agree to demilitarised zone around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
An emergency session of the UN's Security Council was held to discuss the situation at the station.
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Politics Johnny Mercer sacked as Veterans' Affairs Minister by Liz Truss
Johnny Mercer MP said in a post on his social media that it is "time for others to step up."
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Politics New PM Truss faces 'arguably bigger problems' than Churchill in her in-tray
Mr Ellwood says "we could easily see a tactical low yield nuclear weapon being used" if do not stand up to aggressor nations.
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Politics Boris Johnson praises 'globally admired' Armed Forces in resignation speech
The outgoing prime minister also emphasised the early delivery of weapons to Ukraine in his resignation speech.
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Politics The defence priorities awaiting Liz Truss
The new UK Prime Minister has plenty of military matters in her in-tray.
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Politics Truss government would need to boost military by 40,000+ and £157bn, analysis suggests
Think tank RUSI says the pledge to boost defence spending to 3% of GDP by 2030 would be the biggest increase since the 1950s.
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Russia PM pays tribute to Mikhail Gorbachev at a 'time of Putin's aggression in Ukraine'
The former Soviet Leader died at the age of 91 - inspiring an outpouring of tributes from world leaders.
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Ukraine 850 micro-drones part of UK's latest military aid delivery to Ukraine as Johnson visits Kyiv
The helicopter drones feed back live video and still images and are smaller than a mobile phone.
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Money And Finance No military wages rise in line with inflation under Labour amid cost of living crisis, Starmer suggests
Sir Keir said the Labour Party would instead tackle energy prices "at root and not allow the prices to go up at all".
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China US lawmakers visit Taiwan 12 days after Pelosi visit prompted Chinese military drills
Beijing responded to Ms Pelosi's visit by sending missiles, warships and warplanes into the seas and skies around Taiwan.
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Ukraine Ukraine accuses Russia of 'crimes against humanity' over medicine access
The war in Ukraine has caused severe disruptions to the country’s state-run health service.