Overseas Operations Bill Approved By MPs
It will undergo further scrutiny at a later date.
It will undergo further scrutiny at a later date.
It follows the Prime Minister’s announcement about an option to draw on military support to "free up" police.
The bill means troops and veterans may be one step closer to stronger legal protection against vexatious claims.
Boris Johnson has warned the UK is at a "perilous turning point" in the battle with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ben Wallace was responding to Tobias Ellwood’s call to give the Armed Forces a bigger role in fighting the pandemic.
Tobias Ellwood MP says most services personnel are in barracks but they have the ability to help.
The PM also told the House of Commons Liaison Committee he thinks the Integrated Review will "change the world for the better”.
Ben Wallace was speaking at a briefing to discuss the Integrated Review, which will help shape the future of the Armed Forces.
The Home Office has been accused of "exceptionally poor communication" over the plans.
Defence Select Committee chair Tobias Ellwood said the review must not be about "telling people to start saving money".
Ben Wallace said the British military needs to be "more capable in new domains".
Dominic Raab said the alleged Novichok poisoning of Alexei Navalny has all the hallmarks of Russian state involvement.
The allegations made by The Atlantic magazine, which the US President says are "totally false", date back to 2018.
Danny Kinahan, a former Ulster Unionist MP, will hold the post until at least 2023.
Up to 16,000 people cross the bridge, which links Hammersmith and Barnes, every day.
Labour MP Khalid Mahmood, shadow defence minister for procurement, called on the Ministry of Defence to do more.