This morning the BBC's Today Programme features a report on allegations about sexual harassment in Armed Forces. Here's our position on the key issues. An MOD spokesperson said: Rape and...
...new Government, elected with a clear mandate to implement the Conservative manifesto. When the Prime Minister re-appointed me, he stressed just how important he believes our role is in Defence....
Among widespread reporting on Defence matters this weekend there was particular focus on EU Migration, the UK Government’s response to the Nepal earthquake and newspaper reports about nuclear safety and security in the Royal Navy.
...relief effort in Nepal, are still in India, where they have been for two weeks. Both articles suggest that a decision will be taken soon on whether the Chinooks will...
Today's newspapers are dominated by the publication of Prince Charles's letters to government ministers in the mid-2000s, after what the media describes as a long secrecy battle. It is widely...
...Bulwark in an area where we would be best placed to respond. I have eight landing craft, which are capable of carrying hundreds of personnel, large equipment and heavy...
...invasion. The paper reports that military chiefs from Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia have drafted a letter that will be sent to US General Philip Breedlove, NATO’s supreme allied commander in...
Today’s broadcast news continues to focus on newly appointed Cabinet ministers. Elsewhere news has broken that Nepal has been hit by another earthquake of 7.4 magnitude broke this morning.
...positive for Class C steroids and that of those individuals, 10 were retained in service. The Sun breaks the figures down to suggest that seven servicemen a month are leaving...
...Logistics Commodities and Services (Transformation) programme. Here, too, we have made excellent progress. In January I announced the successful sale of the Defence Support Group land business to Babcock for...
