Julian Brazier MP: More reasons why the Government’s plan for reservists is right

The Canterbury MP explains why he disagrees with John Baron MP’s latest series of arguments against Ministers’ proposals .

Over 50 MPs have served in the armed forces. Here are more than 30 of them together.

They gathered, wearing their regimental or service ties, ahead of the Remembrance Sunday commemorations.

Heresy of the week: The Conservative Party should be pro-defence, but anti-war

You can’t have an interventionist foreign policy without a strong defence position. That’s not true, however, the other way round.

John Baron MP: The Government is losing the argument on Army reservists

And a series of “Aunt Sallies” won’t help them to win it.

Interview by Andrew Gimson: Philip Hammond declares war on lunch, and on regimental campaigners

The Defence Secretary denies he is stifling debate, and attacks “misdirected individuals”

Loss of ship-building is a harsh blow to Portsmouth

Conservatives will have to work hard to prevent Hammond’s announcement becoming a gift to UKIP

Lord Ashcroft: Why we need to support the bomb disposal community’s new charity

The Felix Fund does invaluable work supporting bomb disposal experts and their families.

Julian Brazier MP: Why having 30,000 trained reservists by 2018 is achievable

A higher priority should be afforded to our armed forces in the struggle for scarce resources, but this is being confused with special pleading by some regular officers.

WATCH: Salmond – “We would ask the nuclear submarines to be removed from Scotland as soon as possible.”

“If the people of Scotland choose an SNP Government, we will want Scotland to be a non-nuclear country.”

John Baron MP: Back Bench debates are a great innovation – but the Government must not ignore their conclusions

Yesterday, MPs voted against plans to axe 20,000 regular troops – Ministers should listen to Parliament.

Thomas Tugendhat: Our troops should be able to focus on the enemy, not worry about human rights laws back home

Commanders, not judges, should be in control on the battlefield.

Is Cameron waking up to his Defence difficulties?

Downing Street suddenly realises how this could mobilise Tory MPs against the Government, as well as potentially push some voters towards UKIP.

WATCH: Philip Hammond’s speech is interrupted by hecklers

Army veterans heckle the Defence Secretary as he delivers his speech at Tory party conference.

LISTEN: Cameron and Miliband’s speeches in the Syria debate

By Mark WallaceFollow Mark on Twitter. Courtesy of the Spectator, here are the full speeches on Syria given by the Prime Minister… Read more »

70 MPs sign up to call for Parliamentary debate before war is declared in Syria

By Mark WallaceFollow Mark on Twitter. Paul reported yesterday on the start of a campaign by MPs to insist on a Commons… Read more »