Law to protect former troops from ‘witch-hunt’ prosecutions will not do enough to shield military veterans, former Special Forces director warns Overseas Operations Bill has been designed to end the witch-hunt of troops Lieutenant General Sir Graeme Lamb says bill will not adequately protect them Dozens of soldiers were hounded over their actions in the … Read more
Joe Biden’s first overseas trip as president will be to a tiny Cornish seaside village for the G7 summit, it is understood. Carbis Bay in Britain’s most southerly county has a population of just over 3,000 and is set to host the first in-person meeting of the G7 in almost two years in June. The trip … Read more
Joe Biden will be keeping busy during the first days of his presidency after vowing to enact several executive orders right away while on the campaign trail. Among the promises Biden has made include mask mandates, striking down the travel ban on predominantly Muslim countries, and having the United States rejoin the Paris Climate Accord. … Read more
Prime ministers can make big mistakes and be forgiven. But sometimes an error is so defining of failure that the public never forgets. John Major was doomed from the moment Britain crashed out of the European exchange rate mechanism – into which he had led the country two years earlier – in September 1992. The … Read more
When is a Christmas party not a Christmas party? The man to ask is the Tory MP Tobias Ellwood, chairman of the Commons defence committee. As the Mail revealed yesterday, Mr Ellwood went to a gathering at London’s Cavalry and Guards Club on Tuesday, where 26 other people were in attendance. He insists it was … Read more
Tory MP’s lockdown ‘Christmas party’ with TWENTY-SEVEN guests: Ex-minister who warned of a third wave attended a festive function at exclusive London club… but insists it was a ‘business meeting’ Tobias Ellwood gave a speech at a formal dinner in Piccadilly earlier this week The Commons defence committee chair insists event was a business meeting … Read more
Libya, Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq and the Central African Republic are the five most dangerous places on earth to visit in 2021. That’s according to an annual interactive map that shows where travellers are most likely to face security risks based on the threat of political violence, social unrest, violent and petty crimes and, this year, … Read more
New Pentagon chief confirms troops levels in Iraq and Afghanistan will be cut to 2,500 each before Donald Trump leaves office – but Mitch McConnell ups warnings of move risking chaos Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller announced plans to reduce U.S. troop levels in Iraq and Afghanistan Miller said the decision fulfilled President Donald Trump’s … Read more
Former soldier sues the Ministry of Defence for £142,000 after claiming the sound of gunfire left him deaf Iraq veteran Louis Kinsley, aged 34, is seeking damages of more than £142,000 He claims his hearing difficulties are linked to his time in the British Army corps He was regularly exposed to noise of more than 90 decibels … Read more
A week ago, we said there was a whiff of Tony Blair about the Government’s case for a second lockdown. It felt rather too much like the launch of the 2003 dodgy dossier on Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction, which was used to stampede the nation into the Iraq War, to the eventual regret of … Read more