Why Theresa May Sacked Gavin Williamson
A closer look at the Prime Minister's decision to fire Gavin Williamson.
James Hirst brings more than 30 years of journalism experience to the award-winning BFBS Sitrep podcast. He’s reported from more than 15 countries, including a total of ten months living and working alongside British troops in Afghanistan. He’s questioned Prime Ministers and NATO Secretaries General in front of the world’s media at NATO summits. Before joining BFBS in 2010 James worked at the BBC, ITN and LBC. He’s been editor of BFBS Sitrep since 2021.
A closer look at the Prime Minister's decision to fire Gavin Williamson.
In 2009, the UK closed down its role in a conflict that had claimed 179 British lives.
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The pilot is still missing after the jet crashed into the Pacific Ocean.
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Thirteen countries have joined the alliance in the last two decades.
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The annual event looks to raise awareness not only of the atrocities of Nazi Germany but genocides that have followed.
The biggest concern for the MOD would be economic, writes Forces News Defence Correspondent James Hirst.
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"This money is about allowing defence and the forces to deliver on current plans, not to make new ones," writes James Hirst.
The Chancellor Philip Hammond will deliver the Budget on Monday afternoon.
The Rolls-Royce plant will make the blades and other key components for the vertical take-off and landing system.