The successor to the Royal Yacht Britannia will be paid for out of Britain’s defence budget despite being an unarmed ‘trade vessel’ it was revealed today. The £200million ‘national flagship’ will be funded out of the already overstretched Armed Forces coffers and crewed by Royal Navy sailors, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace confirmed. But the announcement … Read more
The successor to the Royal Yacht Britannia will be paid for out of Britain’s defence budget despite being an unarmed ‘trade vessel’ it was revealed today. The £200million ‘national flagship’ will be funded out of the already overstretched Armed Forces coffers and crewed by Royal Navy sailors, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace confirmed. But the announcement … Read more
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace backs ‘excellent candidate’ Theresa May to be next NATO chief as current boss of the alliance Jens Stoltenberg prepares to step down next year Jens Stoltenberg is stepping down as secretary general of NATO next year Theresa May, the former PM, has not formally put herself forward for the role But … Read more
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace backs ‘excellent candidate’ Theresa May to be next NATO chief as current boss of the alliance Jens Stoltenberg prepares to step down next year Jens Stoltenberg is stepping down as secretary general of NATO next year Theresa May, the former PM, has not formally put herself forward for the role But … Read more
Ben Wallace and Gavin Williamson face Commons seats being axed in major overhaul of boundaries as Red Wall constituencies are cut and South East gains MPs Boundary Commission has published its provisional plan for a shake up of seats The plan would see Northern England and the West Midlands lose some MPs But England would … Read more