Female soldiers to be given frontline combat roles
Female soldiers are to be allowed to serve on the frontline in combat roles with an announcement expected later today at the NATO summit.
CHILCOT: British troops were deployed under-equipped
The Iraq Inquiry report has today stated that the British Army units deployed in the Iraq War were not given adequate or sufficient equipment.
UK failed to ‘match resources to objectives’ on Iraq
The report of the Iraq Inquiry released today by Sir John Chilcot has found that the UK failed to match military resources to the tasks undertaken. The report states: "In deciding to undertake concurrent operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the UK knowingly exceeded the Defence Planning Assumptions. All resources from that point onwards were going to be stretched. Any decision which...
CHILCOT: Iraq invasion ‘not last resort’
Sir John Chilcot has stated that the UK went to war in Iraq before all peaceful options for disarming Saddam Hussein were exhausted.
CHILCOT: ‘Severity of threat posed by WMDs not justified’
CHILCOT REPORT: "The judgements about the severity of the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction were not justified.
1000th UK employer signs up for Armed Forces Covenant
Supermarkets to football clubs, 1000 UK companies have now signed the Armed Forces Covenant.
Iraq invasion planned before Tony Blair told public
The former head of the Royal Navy has claimed that the decision to invade Iraq was made before Tony Blair announced it and "they were looking for a reason". Admiral Lord West told The House magazine: "Of course Blair and everyone else will say, 'No, we didn't make the decision until right up to it'. You can always say that, can't...
British troops may face prosecution for actions in Iraq
It has been reported that that the Chilcot report into the Iraq war could be used to prosecute British troops at The Hague.
BREXIT: Decision to leave EU ‘likely to boost’ UK arms companies
A boost to UK arms companies and their suppliers may be delivered by BREXIT.
Brexit ‘does not affect status as a major international power’ say Government
The Government claim that the UK's international status is largely unchanged following the Brexit vote.
