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UK Would Struggle To Protect Itself From Attack, Say Defence Figures

15 Mar Defence

The UK is not currently capable of defending itself from attack, defence figures including former ministers have told PoliticsHome.

12 Mar Defence

Reform Supporters Oppose Sending British Troops To Ukraine As Peacekeepers

11 Mar Defence

The UK Needs "Larger Army Reserves" To Defend Itself From Attack

10 Mar Defence

Government Says It's Not "Appropriate" For Committee To Scrutinise Security Adviser

08 Mar Foreign affairs

Starmer Must Choose Between The US And Europe

07 Mar Defence

Trump Must Force Putin's Hand For Any Hope Of Peace Deal, Says Ex-UK Ambassador To Russia

06 Mar Defence

Former Armed Forces Minister "Not Confident" That Europe Will Rise To Defence Challenge

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13 Mar Defence

If we don’t understand soft power, no wonder aid budgets get cut

11 Mar Communities

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07 Mar Foreign affairs

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12 Feb Foreign affairs

Artful Dealing: How to deal with Donald Trump from No 10

Theresa May's former press chief reflects on what we've learned about how to deal with Donald Trump

27 Jan Foreign affairs

AG Lord Hermer on international law: 'Bring it on, if that’s the fight people want to have'

Sienna Rodgers talks to Lord Hermer about his friendship with the Prime Minister and focus on the rule of law since taking up the post of Attorney General

18 Dec 2024 Foreign affairs

Freedom's free riders – the European countries that should spend more on defence

Now US president-elect Donald Trump is making Europe pay for its own defence, Tim Leunig says countries like Switzerland and Ireland need to pick a side – and if they won’t join Nato, they should be made to help pay for it

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Cameron’s EU renegotiations: A war of wills and words

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17 Dec 2015 Foreign affairs

Cameron’s EU renegotiations: A war of wills and words

With crunch time looming for David Cameron’s attempts to reform Britain’s relationship with the EU, Dods Monitoring examines how things are looking for the PM.

5 children per constituency: UK must protect 'vulnerable' unaccompanied refugee children

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14 Dec 2015 Foreign affairs

5 children per constituency: UK must protect 'vulnerable' unaccompanied refugee children

CEO of Save the Children, Justin Forsyth, warns that unaccompanied refugee children are being targeted for exploitation and abuse, and calls upon the UK to do its 'fair share' in offering them asylum.

09 Dec 2015 Foreign affairs

Give willing UK families a chance to foster refugee children

Lib Dem leader Tim Farron calls for the Government to provide a sanctuary for unaccompanied migrant children already in Europe.

Refugee children are facing Christmas alone and in danger

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08 Dec 2015 Foreign affairs

Refugee children are facing Christmas alone and in danger

Kitty Arie, Director of Policy for Save the Children, responds to today's parliamentary debateon refugee children and calls for the Government to prevent the abuse andexploitationof vulnerable migrant children who have arrived in Europe alone.

02 Dec 2015 Foreign affairs

Lord Maginnis: Don’t leave it too late to identify radical Muslims from true Muslims

Lord Maginnis, a prominent member of the British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom, writes about the threat from 'a global movement of Islamic radicalism that threatens all who do not conform to its radical set of values'.

01 Dec 2015 Foreign affairs

The impact of drones on modern warfare

Former Shadow Home Secretary David Davis calls for a thorough analysis of the risks of using drones in international conflicts

30 Nov 2015 Foreign affairs

Only unity will defeat extremism

Crossbench peer Lord Rana explains why the West must resist polarisation and division in the fight against Isis.

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26 Nov 2015 Foreign affairs

Airbus Undergraduate Apprentices gain their wings

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Prospect of Syria airstrikes brings defence spending commitments into sharp focus

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26 Nov 2015 Foreign affairs

Prospect of Syria airstrikes brings defence spending commitments into sharp focus

As the Prime Minister presents options on tackling IS in Syria, the Royal Aeronautical Society reviews this week's Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR).

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23 Nov 2015 Foreign affairs

SDSR 2015: Reaction from the Royal Aeronautical Society

Commenting on the publication today (Monday) of the Governments Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR), Iain McNicoll, Chair of the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) Air Power Group, said:

SDSR 2015: Correcting the mistakes of the 2010 review?

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23 Nov 2015 Foreign affairs

SDSR 2015: Correcting the mistakes of the 2010 review?

Dods Monitoring publishes a summary of the measures announced as part of the Strategic Defence and Security Review, which will be released in full later this afternoon.

Strategic Defence and Security Review – Further misery for the Armed Forces or cause for optimism?

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18 Nov 2015 Foreign affairs

Strategic Defence and Security Review – Further misery for the Armed Forces or cause for optimism?

Dods Monitoring publishes a summary document ahead of next week's Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) outlining key areas of defence spending and investment.

18 Nov 2015 Foreign affairs

Dealing with the Illicit arms trade in Africa must be a global priority

Conservative MP Stephen Phillips writes about his Adjournment debate this week on the Illicit arms trade in Africa and the 'priority' of eradicating it once and for all.

UK's migration policy will exacerbate 'serious problems' in care sector - new report

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17 Nov 2015 Health

UK's migration policy will exacerbate 'serious problems' in care sector - new report

Independent Age warns that unless both migration policy and funding for adult social care are changed, the UK "could see a shortfall of 200,000 care workers" by 2020.

Cameron’s EU rhetoric must reach outside the Westminster bubble

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10 Nov 2015 Foreign affairs

Cameron’s EU rhetoric must reach outside the Westminster bubble

With the prime minister setting out the terms of his EU renegotiations today, Political Consultant Chris Fairbank outlines the key themes and what they will mean for the political battle ahead.

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09 Nov 2015 Health

Sierra Leone is declared Ebola-free – but the legacy of the virus continues

This week, Sierra Leone was declared Ebola-free. It was a cause for celebration, but as our Media Officer Jo Lehmann explains, the country is still living in the shadow of the virus particularly in its shattered clinics and hospitals.

'Significant visa reform is essential' to increase economic and cultural links with India

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09 Nov 2015 Foreign affairs

'Significant visa reform is essential' to increase economic and cultural links with India

Lord Lee (Co-Chairman of the Tourism APPG & Chairman of ALVA) and Virgin Atlantic Airways CEO Craig Kreeger ask the Government to extend visa changes offered to Chinese tourists, to Indian visitors in the week of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official UK visit.

Lord McConnell: Keeping children safe in emergencies

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03 Nov 2015 Foreign affairs

Lord McConnell: Keeping children safe in emergencies

Labour peer Lord McConnell says while the world debates over the best response to humanitarian emergencies, someone needs to have responsibility for child protection and that response has to be immediate.

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02 Nov 2015 Foreign affairs

Number of children seeking asylum in Europe near double that of 2014

Unicef UK calls for urgent action to keep children safe in wars and crises

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22 Oct 2015 Foreign affairs

Major Projects Report 2015 and the Equipment Plan 2015 to 2025

The National Audit Office has today published its examination of the assumptions made by the Ministry of Defence in its annual statement of the affordability of its 10-year equipment plan.

19 Oct 2015 Foreign affairs

UK must be China's critical friend on human rights

Congleton MP and Chairman of the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission Fiona Bruce calls on the Government to address China's human rights violations ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the UK this week.

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16 Oct 2015 Foreign affairs

Refugee crisis: What can be done?

A report from the Red Cross and Scottish Refugee Council fringe at the SNP conference

13 Oct 2015 Foreign affairs

"Downright pathetic" - Farron attacks Cameron and Corbyn's stance on Brexit

Tim Farron criticises Cameron and Corbyn for not aligning with the IN campaign, saying any other response "is not only inadequate – it’s downright pathetic."

What has the European Union ever done for us?

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13 Oct 2015 Foreign affairs

What has the European Union ever done for us?

Alistair Jarvis, Director of External Relations at Universities UK, responds to the out common Eurosceptic challenges.

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Better Neighbourhoods: Where Our Neighbourhoods Feel Like Home