
Does cross-party support for the Mali mission signal a new consensus on deploying troops overseas?
British regular soldiers will be on the ground in a new theatre for the first time since Iraq – and Labour are fully on board.
British regular soldiers will be on the ground in a new theatre for the first time since Iraq – and Labour are fully on board.
It should remain a basic principle that no Government commits British troops into a conflict zone before a full statement in the Commons.
The post-war system of international law is constantly evolving – it is inevitable, and justified, for government attitudes and approaches to evolve in turn.
Let’s have a no-holds-barred strategic review which asks how we can best defend our interests given the vertiginous acceleration of military technology.
The Cabinet Office’s Review will ask complex questions about its purpose. But a straightforward one may be the place to start.
One MP said this is more than enough for Islamists here, not nearly sufficient for Estonia and “for the Middle East, you’d want something in between”.
In the private sector, constantly over-spending your allocated budget would not be dealt with by a bailout but by being shown the door.
He entered Parliament as a man on a mission and is quite happy to ruffle some feathers along the way.
We should follow the American example and offer an cheap, easy, and automatic pathway to residency and citizenship for those who serve.
The Health Secretary’s defence of his department’s pro-lockdown stance has made him a target for those who want it eased.
The part of the country that is working well is the part that is not waiting for people in a risk-averse chain of centralised command to make a decision.
This is not about NHS on the cheap; the Army has a long history of having to upscale rapidly, and should be used in these troublesome times.
The Prime Minister pledged to defend those who defended us. I believe him.
The Defence Secretary confirmed that he has scrapped the zero-tolerance approach to drug-taking in the armed forces, and commanding officers now have discretion.
Cleverly can undercut perceptions of the party as being just for the rich and those born with a silver spoon in their mouths.