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Ministry Of Defence Doubles Payments To Harassment Victims Over Four Years
Ministry Of Defence Doubles Payments To Harassment Victims Over Four Years
Defence
Bullying, harassment and discrimination compensation payments issued by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) have doubled over the past four years.
Keir Starmer Continues To Rule Out Israel-Gaza Ceasefire Arguing It Would Enable Hamas
Defence
Keir Starmer Continues To Rule Out Israel-Gaza Ceasefire Arguing It Would Enable Hamas
Conservative MP Robert Courts Elected As Chair Of Defence Committee
Defence
Conservative MP Robert Courts Elected As Chair Of Defence Committee
Defence Secretary Agrees To Let Serving Personnel Give Evidence On Poor Housing
Defence
Defence Secretary Agrees To Let Serving Personnel Give Evidence On Poor Housing
Senior Conservatives Urge Government To Proscribe Iran's IRGC As Terrorists
Defence
Senior Conservatives Urge Government To Proscribe Iran's IRGC As Terrorists
Defence Secretary Criticised For Stopping Army Personnel Giving Evidence On Poor Housing
Defence
Defence Secretary Criticised For Stopping Army Personnel Giving Evidence On Poor Housing
Grant Shapps Has Replaced Ben Wallace As Defence Secretary
Defence
Grant Shapps Has Replaced Ben Wallace As Defence Secretary
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Ukraine is slowly winning against Putin, the UK must show it is prepared to continue leading the support effort
Defence
By Ben Wallace MP
Ukraine is slowly winning against Putin, the UK must show it is prepared to continue leading the support effort
Veterans - A Time to Remember and Reflect Partner content
Defence
By Veterans Aid
Veterans - A Time to Remember and Reflect
Climate change will soon overtake human conflict as the biggest global threat to life
Defence
By Tobias Ellwood MP
Climate change will soon overtake human conflict as the biggest global threat to life
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Tory MP Says Rishi Sunak Has Broken Promise To Tackle Islamophobia
Tory MP Says Rishi Sunak Has Broken Promise To Tackle Islamophobia
Communities
Ukraine is slowly winning against Putin, the UK must show it is prepared to continue leading the support effort
Ukraine is slowly winning against Putin, the UK must show it is prepared to continue leading the support effort
By Ben Wallace MP
Defence
Tories Are 'Very Nervous' About Rishi Sunak's Rwanda Deportation Legislation
Tories Are "Very Nervous" About Rishi Sunak's Rwanda Deportation Legislation
Political parties
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Wagner Mutiny Means “Everything Has Changed” For Russia
Defence
Wagner Mutiny Means “Everything Has Changed” For Russia
An attempted coup against Vladimir Putin by paramilitary organisation Wagner, which came within 120 miles of Moscow over the weekend, means "everything has changed" for the Russian President's grip on power, according to military experts in Westminster.
Chinese police stations in the UK have allegedly been shut down. So, what happens now?
Defence
By Sophie Church
Chinese police stations in the UK have allegedly been shut down. So, what happens now?
Secret Chinese police stations have been found operating in 53 countries across the world. As the government announces that those based in the UK have shut, Sophie Church explores the tactics employed by the Chinese Communist Party to spy on their communities abroad. Illustration by Tracy Worrall
'We are effectively in a war for talent in this country': The First Sea Lord interview
Defence
By Sophie Church
"We are effectively in a war for talent in this country": The First Sea Lord interview
The First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Ben Key says it is a fascinating time to be part of the Royal Navy. With a need to grow, but recruitment proving challenging, he speaks with Sophie Church about the Navy’s plans to appeal to jobseekers, the changing world order and modernising the service
Defence news
Ukraine is slowly winning against Putin, the UK must show it is prepared to continue leading the support effort
Defence
By Ben Wallace MP
Ukraine is slowly winning against Putin, the UK must show it is prepared to continue leading the support effort
This week, the snow and ice returned to Ukraine. On the Black Sea, a once-in-a-century storm sent what was left of the Russian navy scuttling for shelter. Even the Crimea’s recently constructed defences were swept away. In war, winter means new challenges and new dangers as hypothermia and ice stalk the trenches and cripple equipment. The injured die in the field, cold, alone and in silence.
Ministry Of Defence Doubles Payments To Harassment Victims Over Four Years
Defence
Ministry Of Defence Doubles Payments To Harassment Victims Over Four Years
Bullying, harassment and discrimination compensation payments issued by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) have doubled over the past four years.
Partner content
Defence
By Veterans Aid
Junkyard Joe special Veterans Day T-shirt from Ghost Machine to benefit charities
100% of proceeds will be donated to Veterans Aid and the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans previously spotlighted in Geoff Johns & Gary Frank’s Junkyard Joe #1: Special Black & White Veterans Edition
Veterans - A Time to Remember and Reflect Partner content
Defence
By Veterans Aid
Veterans - A Time to Remember and Reflect
As crowds gather for the National Service of Remembrance on Sunday 12 November, the nation has a rare opportunity to reflect on its relationship with the Armed Forces. They are a shrinking cohort, from around 4.9million at the end of WW2 to just 142,560 active personnel in 2023. (77,540 Army, 32,180 Royal Air Force, 26,330 Royal Navy, and 6,510 Royal Marines). Dr Hugh Milroy, CEO of Veterans Aid, explores how the veterans of those services are regarded today - and asks if anything has really changed over the years.
Climate change will soon overtake human conflict as the biggest global threat to life
Defence
By Tobias Ellwood MP
Climate change will soon overtake human conflict as the biggest global threat to life
In January 2023, the World Economic Forum listed climate change as the cause of the top six most severe risks to the planet over the coming decade. Tobias Ellwood MP, former chair of the Defence Committee, considers the role of climate change in future conflict.
AI can aid defence, but must be governed by the highest standards
Defence
By Kevan Jones MP
AI can aid defence, but must be governed by the highest standards
Artificial intelligence (AI) and its implications for our future have certainly caught the public’s interest recently, whether it’s curiosity about applications such as ChatGPT or dystopian predictions of a machine-run future.
Keir Starmer Continues To Rule Out Israel-Gaza Ceasefire Arguing It Would Enable Hamas
Defence
Keir Starmer Continues To Rule Out Israel-Gaza Ceasefire Arguing It Would Enable Hamas
Labour leader Keir Starmer has continued to insist a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is not the "correct position now" arguing that doing so would benefit Hamas and impact efforts to push for a two-state solution in the Middle East.
Conservative MP Robert Courts Elected As Chair Of Defence Committee
Defence
Conservative MP Robert Courts Elected As Chair Of Defence Committee
Conservative MP Robert Courts has been elected as Chair of the Defence Select Committee after Tobias Ellwood resigned over praising the Taliban.
Defence Secretary Agrees To Let Serving Personnel Give Evidence On Poor Housing
Defence
Defence Secretary Agrees To Let Serving Personnel Give Evidence On Poor Housing
The Conservative chair of the defence sub-committee has welcomed Defence Secretary Grant Shapps’s decision to allow serving personnel to give evidence about living in poor quality accommodation.
Senior Conservatives Urge Government To Proscribe Iran's IRGC As Terrorists
Defence
Senior Conservatives Urge Government To Proscribe Iran's IRGC As Terrorists
The Government is under growing pressure from its own MPs to proscribe the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation following the recent terror attack in Israel.
Preparing for Tomorrow: Future Challenges in Defence Partner content
Defence
By BAE Systems Plc
Preparing for Tomorrow: Future Challenges in Defence
At the recent Conservative Party Conference, Sky News’s Tamara Cohen sat down with Secretary of State for Defence, Grant Shapps at a BAE Systems-sponsored event. On the agenda were the future defence challenges that the UK faces, and how the government plans to meet them.
Ukrainian Veterans Foundation establishes important links with UK charity Partner content
Communities
By Veterans Aid
Ukrainian Veterans Foundation establishes important links with UK charity
A shared interest in the wellbeing of ex-service personnel has brought together a UK charity and the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation.
Defence Secretary Criticised For Stopping Army Personnel Giving Evidence On Poor Housing
Defence
Defence Secretary Criticised For Stopping Army Personnel Giving Evidence On Poor Housing
A Conservative MP has criticised Defence Secretary Grant Shapps for preventing army personnel from giving evidence in Parliament about living in poor quality accommodation.
Fostering competition in the UK's helicopter industry: a pathway to progress Partner content
Defence
By Airbus Helicopters in the UK
Fostering competition in the UK's helicopter industry: a pathway to progress
As DSEI 2023 kicks off, Managing Director of Airbus Helicopters in the UK, Lenny Brown, sets out how our helicopter industry can be strengthened domestically and in the global market.
Grant Shapps Has Replaced Ben Wallace As Defence Secretary
Defence
Grant Shapps Has Replaced Ben Wallace As Defence Secretary
Grant Shapps has been confirmed as the the new defence secretary, replacing Ben Wallace.
Ben Wallace Has Resigned As Defence Secretary
Defence
Ben Wallace Has Resigned As Defence Secretary
Ben Wallace has confirmed his resignation as the secretary of state for defence.
Military Warned To Urgently Adapt To Climate Change Threats
Environment
Military Warned To Urgently Adapt To Climate Change Threats
The Ministry of Defence must adapt its strategic resilience to cope with changing demands from climate change, a new defence committee report has warned.
The West must strengthen support for Ukraine to ensure Putin’s war fails
Defence
By Lubov Chernukhin
The West must strengthen support for Ukraine to ensure Putin’s war fails
In the wake of the Day of Ukrainian Statehood, and with the war now inevitably coming to Russian soil, Ukraine has every right to defend its people and its land in any way it can.
Rishi Sunak Says West Would Be Stronger With Ukraine In NATO But Faces Pressure To 'Push Harder'
Defence
Rishi Sunak Says West Would Be Stronger With Ukraine In NATO But Faces Pressure To "Push Harder"
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said the West would be stronger with "Ukraine as a NATO ally", despite no clear time scale for the war-torn country to be accepted into the international alliance.
Lords Diary – Lord Etherton
Defence
By Lord Etherton
Lords Diary – Lord Etherton
From LGBT veterans to the Illegal Migration Bill, the work of the House of Lords has not abated in its intensity at all during the relatively short period that I have been a member
From coal mines to cyber: How Welsh industry is shifting towards the frontline of cyber defence
Defence
By Zoe Crowther
From coal mines to cyber: How Welsh industry is shifting towards the frontline of cyber defence
In the face of increasingly unstable geopolitics and rapidly evolving technological change, the threat from global cyber-attacks is growing. Zoe Crowther reports on how politicians hope Wales will be on the frontline to defend against it.
The Mongolian and British armies have found a common purpose by working together
Defence
By Tuvshinzaya Gantulga
The Mongolian and British armies have found a common purpose by working together
Mongolian soldiers loved Yorkshire Tea. But it took some time for our British counterparts to get used to our salted milk tea. Making a hot drink for each other was our favourite way to decompress while we carried out our mission together in Kabul. But during the months-long deployments, Mongolians learnt more from British troops than how to make the perfect brew.
When it comes to China talking only goes so far
Defence
By Alicia Kearns MP
When it comes to China talking only goes so far
At last month’s G7 leaders meeting in Japan, “de-risking” relations with China emerged as the buzzword of the moment.
Our armed services must be sufficiently funded if we are to maintain capability and credibility
Defence
By Baroness Anelay
Our armed services must be sufficiently funded if we are to maintain capability and credibility
Large-scale war in Europe, a challenging economic environment and mounting tensions between the West and China, have created security circumstances over the last 18 months graver than anything the United Kingdom has faced since the height of the Cold War
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