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UK believes 15,000 Russian troops killed in Ukraine as it pledges further help

Around 15,000 Russian troops have been killed in the 61 days since they launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to the UK. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace also told MPs more than 2,000 of Russia’s armoured vehicles have either been ...

25 Apr 2022 at 18:25

MPs call for ‘clear end point’ to military management of small boat crossings

MPs have called for a “clear end point” to a British military deployment tackling the number of migrant crossings in the Channel, with command of the operation then handed back to Border Force. The Defence Committee lambasted the Home Office ...

11 Mar 2022 at 04:55

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 ...

16 Jan 2022 at 07:55

Ministers warned against cutting size of British Army in light of Ukraine war

Planned cuts to the size of the British Army must be abandoned at a time of “open war” in Europe, MPs have said. The Ministry of Defence and military top brass risk looking “arrogant and unwilling to learn lessons” unless plans ...

28 Jul 2022 at 01:01

‘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 ...

12 Feb 2023 at 12:45

Tobias Ellwood facing Defence Committee no confidence vote after Taliban remarks

Defence Committee chairman Tobias Ellwood is facing a no confidence motion after publishing a video claiming that Afghanistan has improved since the Taliban regained power. The Conservative former defence minister has faced ...

20 Jul 2023 at 12:26

‘Open and honest’ review of UK Afghanistan involvement required, say MPs

The Government should hold an “open, honest and detailed review” of the UK’s involvement in Afghanistan from 2001 until the chaotic evacuation in 2021, MPs have said. The 30-page report from the cross-party Commons Defence ...

10 Feb 2023 at 00:01

Cutting army size ‘beggars belief’, former armed forces chief tells MPs

Reducing the size of the army “beggars belief” and the lack of “properly functioning” reserve forces is a “national embarrassment”, a former head of the UK armed forces has said. Lord Nick Houghton, who was chief of the ...

20 Jun 2023 at 17:02

Tory MP repeats call for Afghanistan rethink after Taliban remarks criticism

Under-fire Tory MP Tobias Ellwood has again urged the Government to rethink its strategy on Afghanistan, two years on from the fall of Kabul to the Taliban. The senior Conservative said the UK should not abandon the ...

15 Aug 2023 at 21:07

Wallace: Budget will reveal Sunak’s commitment to boosting defence spending

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said it remains to be seen “how fixed” the new Prime Minister and Chancellor are on boosting defence spending to 3% of GDP, as the new top team seeks to balance the books. However ...

01 Nov 2022 at 18:51

UK’s ‘limited’ Indo-Pacific presence criticised amid fears conflict not far away

A “major” injection of cash, equipment and personnel are needed if the UK is to play any significant role in the Indo-Pacific, MPs have said, with a warning that conflict in the region may only be years away. ...

24 Oct 2023 at 00:01

‘Nonsense’ to claim head of Army has been forced out – Chief of Defence Staff

Rumours that the head of the British Army is being forced out are “nonsense”, the armed forces’ most senior officer has said. General Sir Patrick Sanders is expected to step down as Chief of the General ...

04 Jul 2023 at 17:35

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