British Army

UK forces will be joining approximately 90,000 troops from all 31 NATO allies, as well as partner Sweden, for exercises called Steadfast Defender until May.

Shapps said there will be no ‘lowering of security clearance requirements’ as 12 former senior military officers called for a purge of DEI from the military.

Four former soldiers in the British Army have been charged in connection with incidents which took place in Northern Ireland during The Troubles.

The Ministry of Defence has agreed to provide the Metropolitan Police with counter-terrorism support after dozens of officers handed in their firearms permits.

Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman, an eminent war historian, told MPs this week, “If they don’t make progress and reverse these trends, it’s going to be awkward.”