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Perhaps one of the most overused quotes in politics is the famous line from Prime Minister Harold MacMillan when asked about the greatest challenge for any statesman: "Events, dear boy, events". In 2025, this remains as true as ever. As the…
A recent YouGov poll found that 50% of UK voters would support increasing the NATO defence spending requirement to 3%, compared to just 21% who would oppose it. Nonetheless, this support is fickle, writes James Rose...
Down the years, our LGBT+ military community has stood shoulder-to-shoulder to keep our country safe. This Labour Government will always stand proudly alongside them.
As we adapt to ongoing global instability, UK defence spending must be a core part of our economic and skills policy as well as security and foreign policy.
Defence Secretary John Healey has left the Labour Conference early in order to chair an emergency meeting on the growing crisis in the Middle East,
All parties campaign on domestic politics, yet the in-tray for the new Labour government is crowded with international challenges (and opportunities).
Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey has urged the Tory MP Johnny Mercer to withdraw "deeply disrespectful" claims he made about his rival Labour Plymouth Moor View candidate Fred Thomas' military service.
More than a dozen ex-military personnel are now standing as general election candidates for Labour amid a drive to bolster the party's credentials on national security. Three more armed forces veterans have been confirmed as prospective…
Labour shadow defence secretary John Heley writes on Labour's record in power, its plans now and the contrast with the Tory government.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxpFFmh5K5M This is a copy of Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey's speech as written (rather than delivered) for a Policy Exchange event this week. I want to start by thanking our Armed Forces in the Middle…
Liz Truss was at least right about one thing in her embarrassingly obsequious speech to the gathering of the Trumpian vanguard at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) held just outside Washington DC last week. It is…
It is fair to say that few incoming Labour Prime Ministers have inherited more challenges in delivering what some say is the first task of government - to defend the nation - than Keir Starmer should he become Prime Minister this year. A…
