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Russian invasion of Ukraine ‘inevitable and imminent’

A Russian invasion of Ukraine is “inevitable and imminent”, Commons Defence Committee chairman Tobias Ellwood has said. The Conservative MP made the claim in the wake of a massive cyber attack on Ukraine which left much of the country without heat, ...

16 Jan 2022 at 07:55

‘Peacetime’ defence budget not fit for new era of insecurity, warns Ellwood

Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt have been urged to boost defence spending to cope with a new Cold War involving both China and Russia. The chairman of the Commons Defence Committee, Tobias Ellwood, said the UK was still operating on a peacetime budget ...

12 Feb 2023 at 12:45

Sunak hits out at Chinese interference in Parliament in meeting with premier

Rishi Sunak has confronted China’s premier over his country’s “unacceptable” interference in British democracy after the arrest of a parliamentary researcher on suspicion of spying for Beijing. The Prime Minister raised his concerns with Li Qiang ...

10 Sept 2023 at 15:01

Sunak facing pressure over China stance after alleged parliamentary spy arrested

Rishi Sunak was facing pressure to designate China a threat to national security after a parliamentary researcher was arrested on suspicion of spying for Beijing. The arrest under the Official Secrets Act led to the Prime Minister confronting ...

11 Sept 2023 at 07:05

Sunak under pressure to take tougher line with China after alleged spy arrest

Rishi Sunak is under fresh pressure to designate China a threat to national security after a parliamentary researcher was arrested on suspicion of spying for Beijing. The arrest under the Official Secrets Act led to the Prime Minister ...

11 Sept 2023 at 10:10

UK ammunition stockpile ‘dangerously low’ because of Ukraine war, say MPs

Rebuilding Britain’s dwindling stockpile of munitions after the war in Ukraine could take at least a decade putting UK national security at risk, MPs have warned. The Commons Defence Committee said the UK and other Nato allies have ...

07 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Wallace denies resignation threat over defence spending pledge

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has denied that he has threatened to resign if he failed to secure a commitment from Rishi Sunak to increase defence spending as a share of national income. Appearing before the Commons Defence ...

07 Nov 2022 at 18:06

Ex-Tory MP loses parliamentary pass right for ‘failing to register defence job’

A former Tory MP has been stripped of his right to access the parliamentary estate after losing an appeal against the sanction for his failure to register his employment by a defence company for two years. Bob Stewart will ...

21 Jan 2025 at 12:09

Tory ex-ministers defend record after PM demands ‘answers’ over Afghan data leak

Tory ex-ministers have sought to defend their record after the Prime Minister said members of the previous government had “serious questions to answer” about the Afghan data leak that resulted in an unprecedented ...

16 Jul 2025 at 23:49

Tory ex-ministers defend record as pressure mounts after Afghan data leak

Tory ex-ministers have sought to defend their record amid mounting pressure over the Afghan data leak that resulted in an unprecedented superinjunction and an £850 million secret relocation scheme. Members of ...

17 Jul 2025 at 05:01

Trump provokes outrage with Nato Afghanistan claims

Donald Trump has provoked outrage among MPs and veterans after claiming Nato troops stayed away from the front line in Afghanistan. The US president made his comments in an interview with Fox News in which ...

23 Jan 2026 at 09:19

Trump’s Afghanistan comments ‘ultimate insult’, says mother of wounded veteran

The mother of the most severely wounded British veteran to survive the Afghanistan conflict has condemned US President Donald Trump over his suggestion America’s allies stayed away from the front lines. ...

23 Jan 2026 at 10:25

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