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data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_80,w_350,h_175,f_auto/v1/news/2024_03/callofduty1_jrqmh0.jpg 350w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_80,w_480,h_240,f_auto/v1/news/2024_03/callofduty1_jrqmh0.jpg 480w" class="lazyload" alt="Call of duty: The row over a 'citizens army'"> </a> <span class="ni-tag ni-tag--house"></span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-03-12T09:00" title="12 March 2024 at 09:00">12 Mar</time></span> <span class="ni-cat">Defence</span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By <a href="/news/author/sophie-church-and-tali-fraser.htm">Sophie Church and Tali Fraser</a></div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Sophie Church and Tali Fraser', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/thehouse/article/call-duty-row-citizens-army">Call of duty: The row over a 'citizens army'</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/thehouse/article/call-duty-row-citizens-army">Patrick Sanders infuriated Rishi Sunak by calling for a ‘citizen army’ in a speech dismissed as ‘alarmist’. But, as Sophie Church and Tali Fraser report, the debate on how to expand troop numbers has started and looks set to intensify after the election. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/thehouse/article/we-bloody-well-leading-thing-grant-shapps-interview"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_80,w_480,h_240,f_auto/v1/news/2024_03/grant_shapps-0839-a-opening_rrwmh0.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_80,w_350,h_175,f_auto/v1/news/2024_03/grant_shapps-0839-a-opening_rrwmh0.jpg 350w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_80,w_480,h_240,f_auto/v1/news/2024_03/grant_shapps-0839-a-opening_rrwmh0.jpg 480w" class="lazyload" alt="'We are actually bloody well leading this thing': The Grant Shapps interview"> </a> <span class="ni-tag ni-tag--house"></span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-03-10T06:00" title="10 March 2024 at 06:00">10 Mar</time></span> <span class="ni-cat">Defence</span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By <a href="/news/author/sophie-church.htm">Sophie Church</a></div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Sophie Church', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/thehouse/article/we-bloody-well-leading-thing-grant-shapps-interview">'We are actually bloody well leading this thing': The Grant Shapps interview</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/thehouse/article/we-bloody-well-leading-thing-grant-shapps-interview">The British army may be shrinking and its nuclear missiles misfiring, but Grant Shapps tells Sophie Church the UK is leading the way on modern warfare. Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer</a> </div> </div> </div></div> </div><div class="row row--ad">  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1608230069741-2' class="ph-ad"> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1608230069741-2'); }); </script> </div> </div> <div class="row row--mainList row--hasTitle"> <div class="news-title"> <span class="nt-cat h5">Defence news</span> </div> <div class="news-list news-list--x4 "><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/defence-secretary-says-british-military-capabilities-not-good-enough"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YMCBNJ_pglyth.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YMCBNJ_pglyth.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YMCBNJ_pglyth.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Defence Secretary Says British Military Capabilities Are 'Just Not Good Enough'"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-21T12:30" title="21 November 2024 at 12:30">21 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/defence.htm">Defence</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/defence-secretary-says-british-military-capabilities-not-good-enough">Defence Secretary Says British Military Capabilities Are "Just Not Good Enough"</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/defence-secretary-says-british-military-capabilities-not-good-enough">John Healey said the UK’s military capabilities are “just not good enough” in his first appearance before the defence committee since becoming the Secretary of State for Defence.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/uk-faces-huge-problem-if-trump-doesnt-honour-nato-duties"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YG7DEJ_k4bk8c.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YG7DEJ_k4bk8c.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/2YG7DEJ_k4bk8c.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="UK Faces 'Huge, Huge Problem' If Trump Doesn't Honour NATO Responsibilities"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-10T09:00" title="10 November 2024 at 09:00">10 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/defence.htm">Defence</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/uk-faces-huge-problem-if-trump-doesnt-honour-nato-duties">UK Faces "Huge, Huge Problem" If Trump Doesn't Honour NATO Responsibilities</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/uk-faces-huge-problem-if-trump-doesnt-honour-nato-duties">Liberal Democrat MP Mike Martin, who sits on the defence committee, has warned that the UK and Europe face a "huge, huge problem" if president elect Donald Trump doesn't support a NATO ally against Russian aggression.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/members/article/elephant-room-success-story"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/veterens_aid_crop_yxqd9i.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/veterens_aid_crop_yxqd9i.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_11/veterens_aid_crop_yxqd9i.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="When the elephant in the room is a success story"> </a> <span class="ni-tag">Partner content</span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-11-08T08:00" title="08 November 2024 at 08:00">08 Nov</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Communities </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By <a href="/members/profile/veterans-aid-66429">Veterans Aid</a></div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Veterans Aid', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/elephant-room-success-story">When the elephant in the room is a success story</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/members/article/elephant-room-success-story">It is now six years since the redevelopment of the charity <a href="<br /> http://www.veterans-aid.net/">Veterans Aid's</a> New Belvedere House 'hostel' was completed – a facility that has broken the mould in terms of transforming homeless veterans’ lives. At a time when so many aspects of social care and wellbeing are under pressure CEO Professor Hugh Milroy asks why standout successes are often overlooked – particularly when their effectiveness has clear implications for the future.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/ukraine-should-drop-notes-urging-north-korean-soldiers-to-defect-says-peer"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_10/2Y866YM_gfee2h.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_10/2Y866YM_gfee2h.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_10/2Y866YM_gfee2h.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Ukraine Should Drop Notes Onto Battlefield Urging North Korean Soldiers To Defect, Says Peer"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-10-28T20:00" title="28 October 2024 at 20:00">28 Oct</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Defence </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/ukraine-should-drop-notes-urging-north-korean-soldiers-to-defect-says-peer">Ukraine Should Drop Notes Onto Battlefield Urging North Korean Soldiers To Defect, Says Peer</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/ukraine-should-drop-notes-urging-north-korean-soldiers-to-defect-says-peer">Ukraine should drop notes to North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia guaranteeing them South Korean citizenship should they defect, a sanctioned peer has said.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/emily-thornberry-expects-government-to-pay-attention-to-f35-israel-court-case"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_10/2XFRHJK_yzubkp.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_10/2XFRHJK_yzubkp.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_10/2XFRHJK_yzubkp.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Is 'Sure' Government Will Pay Attention To Israeli Jet Court Case"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-10-23T20:00" title="23 October 2024 at 20:00">23 Oct</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/defence.htm">Defence</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/emily-thornberry-expects-government-to-pay-attention-to-f35-israel-court-case">Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Is "Sure" Government Will Pay Attention To Israeli Jet Court Case</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/emily-thornberry-expects-government-to-pay-attention-to-f35-israel-court-case">Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Emily Thornberry expects the Government to pay close attention to an upcoming Dutch legal verdict on the sale of parts used to make Israel's F-35 jets.<br /> <br /> </a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/budget-changes-to-pensions-could-affect-army-retention"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_10/2WM4GK5_tzyg7b.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_10/2WM4GK5_tzyg7b.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_10/2WM4GK5_tzyg7b.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Changes To Pensions Could Affect Army Retention, Rachel Reeves Warned"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-10-17T12:30" title="17 October 2024 at 12:30">17 Oct</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Defence </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/budget-changes-to-pensions-could-affect-army-retention">Changes To Pensions Could Affect Army Retention, Rachel Reeves Warned</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/budget-changes-to-pensions-could-affect-army-retention">Members of the British Armed Forces have warned Chancellor Rachel Reeves that changes to pensions in the Budget would damage the military's “trust” in government and make it harder to keep hold of personnel.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/labour-mp-calls-sense-urgency-stepping-support-ukraine"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_10/2Y79EH8_k7jddo.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_10/2Y79EH8_k7jddo.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_10/2Y79EH8_k7jddo.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Labour MP Calls For 'Sense Of Urgency' In Stepping Up Support For Ukraine"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-10-06T09:00" title="06 October 2024 at 09:00">06 Oct</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Defence </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/labour-mp-calls-sense-urgency-stepping-support-ukraine">Labour MP Calls For "Sense Of Urgency" In Stepping Up Support For Ukraine</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/labour-mp-calls-sense-urgency-stepping-support-ukraine">Labour MP Tim Roca has said that support for Ukraine needs to be “stepped up” urgently as the war enters a “new phase”.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/members/article/armed-forces-veterans-deserve-peace-duty-help-find"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_09/Vicki_Ross_s2tlrj.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_09/Vicki_Ross_s2tlrj.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_09/Vicki_Ross_s2tlrj.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Our Armed Forces veterans deserve peace. We have a duty to help them find it"> </a> <span class="ni-tag">Partner content</span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-09-27T08:00" title="27 September 2024 at 08:00">27 Sep</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Defence </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By Help for Heroes</div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Help for Heroes', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/armed-forces-veterans-deserve-peace-duty-help-find">Our Armed Forces veterans deserve peace. We have a duty to help them find it</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/members/article/armed-forces-veterans-deserve-peace-duty-help-find">Every day, five people leave the Armed Forces due to illness or injury − left to face an often-uncertain future. We have a moral responsibility to ensure every veteran lives well after service</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/thehouse/article/ukraine-held-back-using-storm-shadow-missiles"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_09/2XKA57Y_jfuxb0.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_09/2XKA57Y_jfuxb0.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_09/2XKA57Y_jfuxb0.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Ukraine must not be held back from using Storm Shadow missiles"> </a> <span class="ni-tag ni-tag--house"></span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-09-24T12:00" title="24 September 2024 at 12:00">24 Sep</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Defence </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By <a href="/thehouse/mp-directory/gordon-mckee.htm">Gordon McKee MP</a></div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Gordon McKee MP', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/thehouse/article/ukraine-held-back-using-storm-shadow-missiles">Ukraine must not be held back from using Storm Shadow missiles</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/thehouse/article/ukraine-held-back-using-storm-shadow-missiles">Checking into my hotel in Kyiv last week, I was given a handout explaining what to do in the event of an air raid. I’m here for an international conference, I thought to myself – that’s not something I’ll have to worry about.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/tax-financial-sector-to-pay-protecting-undersea-cables-says-ex-cabinet-minister"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_09/2T15THX_iafygg.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_09/2T15THX_iafygg.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_09/2T15THX_iafygg.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Tax The Financial Sector To Pay For Protecting Undersea Cables, Says Former Cabinet Minister"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-09-10T10:30" title="10 September 2024 at 10:30">10 Sep</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Defence </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/tax-financial-sector-to-pay-protecting-undersea-cables-says-ex-cabinet-minister">Tax The Financial Sector To Pay For Protecting Undersea Cables, Says Former Cabinet Minister</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/tax-financial-sector-to-pay-protecting-undersea-cables-says-ex-cabinet-minister">The financial sector should be taxed to pay for protecting the UK’s underwater cables that transmit billions of pieces of data including online transactions, a former Cabinet minister has said.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/thehouse/article/spend-defence-two-child-benefit-cap"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_07/ED4W3P_qn4z37.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_07/ED4W3P_qn4z37.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_07/ED4W3P_qn4z37.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Spend on defence, not scrapping the two child benefit cap"> </a> <span class="ni-tag ni-tag--house"></span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-07-26T09:19" title="26 July 2024 at 09:19">26 Jul</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Defence </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By <a href="/news/author/john-woodcock-mp.htm">Lord Walney</a></div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Lord Walney', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/thehouse/article/spend-defence-two-child-benefit-cap">Spend on defence, not scrapping the two child benefit cap</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/thehouse/article/spend-defence-two-child-benefit-cap">Beset by competing demands for action, President Kennedy famously told his party: “Others may confine themselves to debate, discussion, and that ultimate luxury – free advice. Our responsibility is one of decision – for to govern is to choose.”</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/kings-speech-new-labour-government-economy-railways-energy"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_07/2XJ9E7N_b5zhl2.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_07/2XJ9E7N_b5zhl2.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_07/2XJ9E7N_b5zhl2.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-07-17T14:15" title="17 July 2024 at 14:15">17 Jul</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/environment.htm">Environment</a> </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/kings-speech-new-labour-government-economy-railways-energy">Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/kings-speech-new-labour-government-economy-railways-energy">Prime Minister Keir Starmer has set out 40 pieces of legislation the Labour Government will aim to deliver in his first King's Speech.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/members/article/process-broken-promises-stalled-progress-towards-veterans-wellbeing"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_07/Veterans_aid_heem0w.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_07/Veterans_aid_heem0w.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_07/Veterans_aid_heem0w.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="How process and broken promises have stalled progress towards veterans' wellbeing"> </a> <span class="ni-tag">Partner content</span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-07-16T08:00" title="16 July 2024 at 08:00">16 Jul</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> <a href="/news/communities.htm">Communities</a> </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By <a href="/members/profile/veterans-aid-66429">Veterans Aid</a></div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Veterans Aid', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/process-broken-promises-stalled-progress-towards-veterans-wellbeing">How process and broken promises have stalled progress towards veterans' wellbeing</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/members/article/process-broken-promises-stalled-progress-towards-veterans-wellbeing">With the appointment of a new veterans minister and change of government, CEO of Veterans Aid Dr Hugh Milroy reflects on how mistakes can be rectified, and effective ex-service support measures integrated into wider social care.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/rishi-sunak-criticised-tories-leaving-dday-celebrations-early"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_06/2XACMF3_pugfnw.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_06/2XACMF3_pugfnw.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_06/2XACMF3_pugfnw.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Gobsmacked Tories Dismayed Over Rishi Sunak Leaving D-Day Celebrations Early"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-06-07T09:56" title="07 June 2024 at 09:56">07 Jun</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Defence </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/rishi-sunak-criticised-tories-leaving-dday-celebrations-early">Gobsmacked Tories Dismayed Over Rishi Sunak Leaving D-Day Celebrations Early</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/rishi-sunak-criticised-tories-leaving-dday-celebrations-early">Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces furious criticism from Conservative Party figures and general election candidates after he left D-Day commemorations on Thursday early to take part in a TV interview in the UK.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/members/article/veterans-aid-awarded-460000-lottery-grant"> </a> <span class="ni-tag">Partner content</span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-05-14T14:00" title="14 May 2024 at 14:00">14 May</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Defence </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By <a href="/members/profile/veterans-aid-66429">Veterans Aid</a></div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Veterans Aid', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/veterans-aid-awarded-460000-lottery-grant">VETERANS AID AWARDED £460,000 LOTTERY GRANT</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/members/article/veterans-aid-awarded-460000-lottery-grant">The frontline operational charity Veterans Aid has been awarded a £460,000 grant from The National Lottery Community Fund in support of its work with veterans in crisis.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/one-ten-military-homes-plagued-pest-infestations"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_05/DFPDHC_i8m6ue.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_05/DFPDHC_i8m6ue.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_05/DFPDHC_i8m6ue.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="One In Ten Military Homes Has Been Plagued With Pest Infestations"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-05-14T12:23" title="14 May 2024 at 12:23">14 May</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Defence </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/one-ten-military-homes-plagued-pest-infestations">One In Ten Military Homes Has Been Plagued With Pest Infestations</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/one-ten-military-homes-plagued-pest-infestations">Exclusive: One in ten military homes have suffered from pest infestations since 2022, as the armed forces continue to face a severe staffing crisis after an exodus in personnel.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/rishi-sunak-policy-exchange-speech-voters-trust-tories-security-uk"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_05/2X66K09_bvgsot.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_05/2X66K09_bvgsot.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_05/2X66K09_bvgsot.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Rishi Sunak Appeals To Voters To Trust Tories With UK Security"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-05-13T11:03" title="13 May 2024 at 11:03">13 May</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Defence </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/rishi-sunak-policy-exchange-speech-voters-trust-tories-security-uk">Rishi Sunak Appeals To Voters To Trust Tories With UK Security</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/rishi-sunak-policy-exchange-speech-voters-trust-tories-security-uk">Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said that only the Conservatives can be trusted with the UK’s national, energy, and economic security in a new plea to keep his party in office.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/thehouse/article/lords-diary-lord-tom-watson"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_05/2WTT3W0_Low_Res_gp7vqi.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_05/2WTT3W0_Low_Res_gp7vqi.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_05/2WTT3W0_Low_Res_gp7vqi.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Lords Diary – Lord Watson"> </a> <span class="ni-tag ni-tag--house"></span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-05-13T10:56" title="13 May 2024 at 10:56">13 May</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Defence </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By Lord Watson of Wyre Forest</div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Lord Watson of Wyre Forest', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/thehouse/article/lords-diary-lord-tom-watson">Lords Diary – Lord Watson</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/thehouse/article/lords-diary-lord-tom-watson">From Oral Questions on nuclear test veterans, and eschewing tuna melt toasties – to witnessing a defeated politician deliver a speech that is a model of dignity</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/procurement-theft-drives-1billion-worth-fraud-ministry-defence"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_05/2CBT7NB_ohxmax.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_05/2CBT7NB_ohxmax.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_05/2CBT7NB_ohxmax.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Procurement Fraud Drives Costs Soaring In Ministry Of Defence"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-05-09T10:59" title="09 May 2024 at 10:59">09 May</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Defence </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/procurement-theft-drives-1billion-worth-fraud-ministry-defence">Procurement Fraud Drives Costs Soaring In Ministry Of Defence</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/procurement-theft-drives-1billion-worth-fraud-ministry-defence">Procurement fraud has sent costs soaring at the Ministry of Defence (MoD), after new figures revealed it had led to 90 per cent of detected fraud value since 2020.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/defence-secretary-state-actor-hack"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_05/2X548P8_o77vm9.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_05/2X548P8_o77vm9.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_05/2X548P8_o77vm9.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Government Suspects 'Malign Actor' Behind Cyber Attack On Ministry Of Defence"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-05-07T17:03" title="07 May 2024 at 17:03">07 May</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Defence </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/defence-secretary-state-actor-hack">Government Suspects "Malign Actor" Behind Cyber Attack On Ministry Of Defence</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/defence-secretary-state-actor-hack">Defence Secretary Grant Shapps confirmed that the government suspects a "malign actor" was responsible for a cyber attack on a database containing the details of military service personnel.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/members/article/ukranian-psychologists-visit-veterans-aid"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_05/VA_image_lsctmn.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_05/VA_image_lsctmn.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_05/VA_image_lsctmn.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="UKRAINIAN PSYCHOLOGISTS VISIT VETERANS AID"> </a> <span class="ni-tag">Partner content</span> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-05-01T15:00" title="01 May 2024 at 15:00">01 May</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Defence </span> </div> <div Class="ni-sponsor">By <a href="/members/profile/veterans-aid-66429">Veterans Aid</a></div><script>ga('send', 'event', 'Image', 'Impression', 'Veterans Aid', {'nonInteraction': 1});</script> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/members/article/ukranian-psychologists-visit-veterans-aid">UKRAINIAN PSYCHOLOGISTS VISIT VETERANS AID</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/news/article/uk-go-help-ukraine-decisive-victory-says-former-armed-forces-minister"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_04/HEAPPEY_aqw7j7.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_04/HEAPPEY_aqw7j7.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_04/HEAPPEY_aqw7j7.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="Former Armed Forces Minister Says UK Must Boost Ukraine Aid For Decisive Victory"> </a> </div> <div class="ni-content"> <div class="ni-meta"> <span class="ni-date"><time datetime="2024-04-29T11:53" title="29 April 2024 at 11:53">29 Apr</time></span> <span class="ni-cat"> Defence </span> </div> <div class="ni-title"> <a href="/news/article/uk-go-help-ukraine-decisive-victory-says-former-armed-forces-minister">Former Armed Forces Minister Says UK Must Boost Ukraine Aid For Decisive Victory</a> </div> <div class="ni-desc"> <a href="/news/article/uk-go-help-ukraine-decisive-victory-says-former-armed-forces-minister">Recent military aid packages to Ukraine will not be enough to ensure a decisive victory in the war with Russia, former armed forces minister James Heappey has said.</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="news-item"> <div class="ni-image "> <a href="/thehouse/article/uk-go-help-ukraine-decisive-victory"> <img data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_04/2NHC05P_s85yw4.jpg" data-srcset="https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_250,h_125,f_auto/v1/news/2024_04/2NHC05P_s85yw4.jpg 250w, https://res.cloudinary.com/dyw8mv3b0/image/upload/c_fill,g_face,q_75,w_340,h_170,f_auto/v1/news/2024_04/2NHC05P_s85yw4.jpg 340w" class="lazyload" alt="The UK must go further to help Ukraine to decisive victory"> </a> <span 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