Defence Estimates Debate: The Key Points
As MPs have been debating a number of defence issues in the Commons, we take a look at the main ones...
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News MPs Raise Plight Of Army Major Amid Calls To Stop Iraq Investigations
A Conservative MP raised concerns over Major Robert Campbell's treatment as he urged ministers to stop the "misuse" of taxpayers' cash to ...
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News Defence Minister: 'Britain Needs Defence Spending Boost'
Tobias Ellwood said the NATO target of spending 2% of GDP is "just not enough" if the UK wants to continue playing an influential role post ...
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News Young People 'Have No Understanding Of Military Life', MP Says
Speaking during a debate on defence spending, Madeleine Moon said that it was "critical" for youngsters to engage with the army and "seek ...
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News Members Of The Armed Forces Should Wear Uniform In Public, Says MP
Armed forces personnel should be encouraged to wear their uniform while going about their business in local communities, an MP has said.
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News Foreign Secretary Hints At Airstrikes Against Assad Regime
The Foreign Secretary spoke of Britain's "failure" to take action in 2013, when MPs rejected military action against President Bashar Assad.
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News Crowds Turn Out In Their Hundreds As Royal Marines Awarded Freedom Of Birmingham
The Royal Marines have been given the Freedom of the City of Birmingham in a special ceremony watched by over two hundred people.
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News Royal Navy Joins France For Five-Month Deployment
40 Royal Navy and Royal Marine personnel and two Wildcat helicopters have joined the French naval task force.
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News Nature Of Airstrikes In Iraq And Syria "Shifted"
The majority of airstrikes now will focus on Syria as the Iraqi Air Force is now capable of conducting many of its own...
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News Meet Antis, The Canine Hero Who's Changed A Veteran's Life
A dog with a special connection to a Dickin Medal winner has helped an army veteran gain a new lease of life.
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News 322 New Homes For Military Personnel Opened In Wiltshire
322 brand new homes for military families have been officially opened on the Ashdown Estate in Tidworth, Wiltshire.
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News Veteran Dies In "Tragic Accident" At Windmill
Mr Lett, who served with the RAF for 24 years as an aircraft technician, was a volunteer engineer at the windmill in Lincolnshire.
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News Veteran Who Saw Atomic Bomb Tests Finally Receives MoD Compensation
It took 83-year-old Derek Mills 20 years before he realised he was eligible...
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News Special Delivery: RFA Carries Vital Supplies To US Aircraft Carrier
Fort Rosalie transferred 96 pallets of stores to the Roosevelt, the Big Stick, as part of her tasking with aircraft carrier's strike group.
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News Italian Army Clears Rome's Streets After Rare Snow In The Capital
The Italian capital rarely sees snow, and when it does, public transport grinds to a near-halt.
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News US-Led Coalition Air Strike 'Kills 25 In Syria, Including Civilians'
The strike was targetting one of the militant group's last remaining enclaves on the eastern banks of the Euphrates in the country's al ...