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Britain's reputation as a global military power is at "risk of erosion" unless it spends far more on the military, the US Secretary of Defence has warned Gavin Williamson.
Gavin Williamson is set to step up his campaign for a defence budget boost as military grandees urge members of the Royal family to join the push, it has been reported.
The city where a Russian former spy was poisoned earlier this year will host next year’s Armed Forces Day celebrations, Theresa May has announced.
On Armed Forces Day, let us pause and give thanks to today’s Armed Forces, veterans and their families, and continue to give them our support, says Baroness Buscombe.
Theresa May has heralded a British company winning a multi-billion pound contract to build Australian warships as an “enormous boost” to the UK.
We need a national debate on this if we are to provide effective veteran services based on actual rather than perceived need, says Dr Hugh Milroy, CEO Veterans Aid.
Conservative MP Peter Heaton-Jones writes ahead of his Adjournment debate today on support for armed forces veterans, in advance of Armed Forces Day.
Gavin Williamson is set to ask Theresa May for up to £4 billion a year extra for the UK’s defence budget, it has been reported.
A former boss of the Army today accused the Government of “living a lie” over military resources as he demanded a big defence cash boost.
Theresa May should boost Britain's defence spending or risk losing influence with US President Donald Trump, a cross-party committee of MPs has warned.
A Labour government would strip private firms of their contracts to deliver services to the military, the Shadow Defence Secretary will declare today.
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.