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…
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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…
Kevan Jones: Nuclear deterrent has helped to keep the peace – so it’s time the doubters fronted up about their beliefs
Emily Thornberry, Labour’s shadow defence secretary, speaking at the UK Project on Nuclear Issues annual conference at the…
Thornberry demands answers over Tories’ Trident boats plan
Emily Thornberry has demanded the Government provide answers to a series of questions over the replacement of Trident…
Tories have failed to answer questions on Trident boats – Emily Thornberry speech
This is the speech given by shadow Defence Secretary Emily Thornberry on the Successor programme at the Royal…
Unions meet Woodcock’s defence committee to discuss Trident
Jobs in nearly 90 Labour parliamentary seats – more than one third of those held by the Opposition –…
What’s going on at the MoD?
On Tuesday evening last week David Cameron said he wanted to ring-fence the entire defence budget from 2015.…
