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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 contained in key ...

28 Jul 2022 at 01:01

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

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 a ...

20 Jul 2023 at 12:26

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 people ...

15 Aug 2023 at 21:07

‘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 ...

10 Feb 2023 at 00:01

‘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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

11 Sept 2023 at 10:10

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 ...

24 Oct 2023 at 00:01

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