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Gavin Williamson has been branded a “weasel” after he threatened to bring down Theresa May unless she gives more money to the military.
Gavin Williamson has threatened to bring down Theresa May in a row over defence spending, it has been reported.
Theresa May reportedly sparked “shockwaves” at a Ministry of Defence meeting by calling on Gavin Williamson to justify Britain's role as a “tier one” military power.
UK armed forces need an additional £20bn in funding if they are to stand up to Russia, MPs have warned.
Britain will be expected to lay out plans to increase its financial contribution to Nato when leaders meet next month amid growing pressure from America, it has been reported.
Ministers have a month to make the right call on the future of the UK’s defence before the MDP is published, warns Labour MP Luke Pollard.
A senior defence minister has publicly urged the Government to reconsider bringing forward a statute of limitations for ex-servicemen, despite it being left out of a major consultation draft.
Dods Monitoring's Connor Smart sets out the current challenges for UK defence and predicts 'the way we look at and deal with defence will change and the debate about capability, funding and the ever-present politics will become a more mainstream agenda'.
The cost of a single person sleeping rough in the UK for 12 months is estimated at £20,128 and the cost of successful intervention just £1,426. Veterans Aid is all about prevention, which is why a Scottish businessman and an English soldier will be swapping their respective desks and tanks for a kayak in June in a bid to navigate 97 miles of the mighty River Tweed.
Britain will build its own satellite navigation system if it is shut out of the EU's Galileo programme after Brexit, Philip Hammond has declared.
Cuts to conventional military equipment could see the UK forced to deploy nuclear weapons in future battles, Gavin Williamson has suggested.
Former Grenadier Guardsman Sir Mike Penning MP writes about the abduction and murder of his former Captain, Robert Nairac GC, who was murdered by the IRA 41 years ago, and whose body has never been found.
Theresa May’s tough rhetoric against the Russian regime is being undermined by a “business as usual” approach to Russian cash, say MPs.
Britain is to send hundreds more troops to Afghanistan after Gavin Williamson told Theresa May they are needed to tackle the growing threat posed by Isis.
The influential House of Commons Defence select committee has called for ‘a pause’ over the possible privatisation of Ministry of Defence (MoD) firefighters.
Theresa May has refused to give British troops who served in Northern Ireland during the Troubles an amnesty from prosecution.
Jeremy Corbyn will call on the Government to guarantee that new Royal Navy vessels will be manufactured in UK shipyards.
Brussels could be putting lives at risk if the UK is shut out of a €10bn space satellite project, David Davis has warned.
The Foreign Secretary has declared that Britain “has no intention of walking away" from the Iran nuclear deal after Donald Trump dramatically pulled US support for the agreement.
Lieutenant General Mark Carleton-Smith will take over the army’s top job in June, Gavin Williamson has announced.
Minsters are considering restricting British firms’ security cooperation with Europe, as the row over the EU satellite Galileo escalates.
Disagreement over the future of an inquiry into killings that happened during the Northern Irish Troubles caused a Cabinet “spat” yesterday, it has been reported.
Prominent Conservative MP Johnny Mercer has come under fire for suggesting veterans charities overstate the scale of PTSD to make more cash.
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has thrown his weight behind calls to waive hefty fees for Afghan interpreters who put their lives at risk serving alongside British troops and now want to settle in the UK.