Budget 2024: ‘If the Tories freeze defence cash, Labour can step up on security’
It is fair to say that few incoming Labour Prime Ministers have inherited more challenges in delivering what…
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Lammy: Ministers ‘dragging their feet on big decisions’ with defence policy refresh
David Lammy has accused ministers of “dragging their feet on the big decisions” following the publication of the…
Now more than ever, Labour’s manifesto on defence must put people first
Since Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, defence now sits at UK public priority number four in YouGov’s tracker,…
MoD wasted £13bn of taxpayer money over 12 years, Labour research reveals
New research by the Labour Party released today reveals that the Ministry of Defence has wasted at least…
Why I’m withdrawing my amendments to the overseas operations bill
This week I have withdrawn my amendments from the committee stage of the overseas operations bill, the government-proposed…
Throw out the overseas operations bill. Decriminalising torture isn’t patriotic
The UK government is getting ready to defy international law for the second time in two weeks. Before…
Holly Lynch: The government must provide a fair deal for Ministry of Defence Police
Earlier this year, I had the chance to visit HMNB Portsmouth where Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) are…
Corbyn’s Labour could defeat a Tory government on defence spending for the first time in our party’s history
In opposition Labour has often found defence spending a difficult issue. This isn’t because of an ideological drive…
Ruth Smeeth: Today the chancellor must give Armed Forces the funds they deserve
Today is Budget day. And, if reports are to be believed, then the Tories might be preparing to…
Kevan Jones: Fallon’s confusion over Navy boats shows Treasury takeover of MoD
After two years of delay the defence secretary, Sir Michael Fallon, yesterday finally announced the government’s national shipbuilding…
