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A Special Forces unit had a 'golden pass allowing them to get away with murder', a former senior military officer told a public inquiry.

High street banks have been accused of refusing to provide financial services to arms firms despite mounting geopolitical tensions across the globe.

RAF Typhoon jet fighters may lack the defence mechanisms needed to stop an attack such as the one launched by Iran on Tuesday.

The Tory leader contenders are embroiled in a bitter spat after Robert Jenrick made the comments in a social media video released to coincide with the party conference.

The former immigration minister came under fire from his Tory leadership rivals and Labour over his comments in a social media video released to coincide with Conservative Party Conference.

Touring broadcast studios, Robert Jenrick repeatedly dodged saying whether he knew the statement to be true.

Giving evidence at the High Court, Ben Wallace fired back at Johnny Mercer who previously suggested he had shown a 'lack of curiosity' about the allegations.

Ben Wallace , speaking as Kyiv-led forces continued their shock invasion of Kremlin territory, stated that 'Ukraine should be allowed' to fire the Storm Shadow missiles.

Ben Wallace , speaking as Kyiv-led forces continued their shock invasion of Kremlin territory, stated that 'Ukraine should be allowed' to fire the Storm Shadow missiles.

Mr Wallace called on Rishi Sunak to implement the plan if the Tories are re-elected on July 4, saying our 'wonderful veterans truly deserve this'.

Going back to his Northallerton, in his Richmond constituancy, the Prime Minister joked that he avoided catching pneumonia after getting wet while speaking outside 10 Downing Street.

The Prime Minister has endured a torrid few days since announcing the date of the election earlier this week.

Members of the public calling the Department of Health switchboard have been lucky enough to be connected to the Health Secretary herself.

The Ministry of Defence gave Ukrainian soldiers free cigarettes when training in the UK despite Rishi Sunak's plan to ban smoking.

The Ministry of Defence gave Ukrainian soldiers free cigarettes when training in the UK despite Rishi Sunak's plan to ban smoking.

Israeli military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said his country 'cannot stand still from this kind of aggression' after firing 300 missiles, drones and rockets at Israel.

Israeli military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said his country 'cannot stand still from this kind of aggression' after firing 300 missiles, drones and rockets at Israel.

Leaks from Israel's cabinet have suggested that a 'painful' revenge strike on Iran is being planned that will not cause mass casualties. Rishi Sunak is set to urge restraint in a call with Netanyahu.

Israel earlier vowed that it will respond to Iran's unprecedented drone and missile attack, amid fears that the Middle East is teetering on the edge of an all-our war.

Israel earlier vowed that it will respond to Iran's unprecedented drone and missile attack, amid fears that the Middle East is teetering on the edge of an all-our war.

Leaks from Israel's cabinet have suggested that a 'painful' revenge strike on Iran is being planned that will not cause mass casualties. Rishi Sunak is set to urge restraint in a call with Netanyahu.

Veteran MP Tim Loughton (pictured) has become the latest to join the Tory exodus from Parliament after he today announced he will will stand down at the next general election.

He described growing links between those three countries as well as North Korea in efforts to undermine Western democracies, in a world which has become 'much more dangerous'.

Outgoing armed forces minister James Heappey revealed that only MoD officials turned up to an exercise to prepare for wartime scenarios which was meant for the whole of Government.

It costs an average of £116,000 per MP when they decide to stand down. The sum covers staff redundancy, the cost of closing down an office and secure disposal of documents.

JAMES HEAPPEY: This would cement the UK as Europe's leading military power and perhaps reassure Donald Trump that, if re-elected, he'd find Nato more energised than he left it.

I blame Oscar Wilde; reading him at a formative age, his line 'There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about' stuck in my head.

The ex-defence secretary spoke out after the heads of the civil service and MI6 resigned their membership of London 's Garrick Club amid a sexism row.

Ben Wallace has called for a cross-party commitment to 3 per cent of GDP as a minimum spending level on defence as he warned British forces may have to fight in Ukraine.

Ben Wallace has called for a cross-party commitment to 3 per cent of GDP as a minimum spending level on defence as he warned British forces may have to fight in Ukraine.

Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch (left) led Cabinet efforts to bolster Rishi Sunak's (right) position, telling rebel MPs to 'stop messing around'.

The ex-premier became the 60th Conservative MP to reveal they won't be seeking re-election to the House of Commons - more than at any point since 1997.

'The leak could have been just the tip of the iceberg,' August Hanning, Berlin's former intelligence chief, told German Tabloid Bild.

'The leak could have been just the tip of the iceberg,' August Hanning, Berlin's former intelligence chief, told German Tabloid Bild.

Berlin has been branded 'unreliable' in the wake of a call between Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhartz and senior Luftwaffe officers being intercepted by Russia.

Berlin has been branded 'unreliable' in the wake of a call between Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhartz and senior Luftwaffe officers being intercepted by Russia.

The Speaker is under threat as 93 MPs have signed a confidence motion in him. It follows a storm after he allowed a vote on a Labour amendment to an SNP motion .

Ben Wallace (picttured) is now separated from his wife Liza Cooke. Speaking to the Crisis What Crisis podcast he described the Westminster bubble as 'an addiction but it's also toxic.'

Mr Healey used a London speech to warn that the continent must face up to the new 'reality' as the US focuses on the growing threat from China rather than Russian aggression.

Despite wars raging in Europe and the Middle East, the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, is set to defy calls to give the Ministry of Defence more money.

Despite wars raging in Europe and the Middle East, the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, is set to defy calls to give the Ministry of Defence more money.

After Ben Wallace was snubbed for the job, No 10 said Mr Rutte has 'serious defence and security credentials' to be the alliance's next secretary-general.

Jack Quinn, then aged just 19, ferried a team of commandos to Gold Beach in Normandy the night before the full landings on June 6, 1944.

Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch came top of the annual ConservativeHome poll with 174 votes.

Each year horses and hounds from the Southdown and Eridge Hunt descend on Lewes in East Sussex for a procession that attracts hundreds of spectators.

In an apparent U-turn, Sadiq Khan has asked the Transport Secretary , Mark Harper , to enable Londoners, and others across the country, to donate suitable vehicles to Ukraine.

Two choppers privately contracted for No32 (Royal) Squadron were axed in July after their use by the PM to make relatively short journeys easily made by road and rail was criticised.

The Prime Minister warned 'too many civilian lives have been lost' during the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas .

Former defence secretary Ben Wallace has added his voice to the growing chorus of concern about Israeli tactics.

Then defence secretary Ben Wallace announced in July the contract for two private helicopters was being axed. But the decision was reversed in September by his successor, Grant Shapps.

Keir Starmer traded blows with Rishi Sunak in the Commons after the emergency legislation on Rwanda dramatically cleared its first hurdle last night.

Rishi Sunak will aim to send his troops into the Christmas break on a positive note after yesterday's extraordinary arm-twisting and coaxing.

The emergency legislation intended to get deportation flights up and running passed its first hurdle in the Commons by 313 to 269 - a majority of 44.

Rishi Sunak has been meeting wavering MPs one-on-one as he tries to defuse right-wing unrest at his emergency legislation intended to get deportation flights going.

Robert Jenrick, who plunged the PM into chaos by quitting as immigration minister last week, branded parts of the emergency legislation 'sophistry' and warned it will not work.

Rishi Sunak is facing the biggest test of his premiership as he fends off demands for the government to toughen up emergency legislation to revive the deportation scheme.

Rishi Sunak is facing the biggest test of his premiership so far as he scrambles to defuse a mutiny by right-wingers who are demanding the government toughens up Rwanda legislation.

The PM will hold last-ditch talks with rebel MPs this morning aimed at heading off defeat when the Commons votes tonight on his legislation, designed to finally get deportation flights off the ground.

In his first backbench intervention since resigning as defence secretary in August, Ben Wallace said 'now is the time to double down on our support'.

The release of new documents contradict official assertions that a shadowy Army unit had only been monitoring foreign powers.

The Vanguard class sub had been carrying 140 crew members when its depth gauge suddenly failed while on a mission in the Atlantic.

A senior military official has said Ukraine now requires 'air defence assets and artillery ammunition' in the next phase of the war - supplies which the UK has now 'run dry on'.

Over the weekend, Robert Fico - a pro-Moscow populist - won early parliamentary elections in Slovakia, putting another ally of Putin at the helm of a European Union nation.

The veteran Conservative argued that with extra Western weapons, Kyiv could 'end' the battle against Russia and expel the invaders.

The former COP26 Climate Conference President, who has been the MP for Reading West since 2010, made the announcement on X, formerly Twitter .

The pilot fired two missiles at the British military plane, with the first missing the target rather than malfunctioning as was claimed by Russia at the time.

DR MICHAEL ARNHEIM (pictured): I have been sounding the alarm on the state of human rights law in Britain since 1988.

The Tory MP said that international treaties, including the European Convention on Human Rights, are preventing UK forces from capturing suspected terrorists.

Grant Shapps, who took over from Ben Wallace in the 'mini-shuffle' last week, praised the UK's aircraft carriers as 'the largest the RAF has ever had'.

The Business Secretary received a net satisfaction rating of +59 among activists polled by news blog ConservativeHome. Robert Jenrick came last in the rankings with a net rating of -15.6.

Labour leader Keir Starmer was 17 points ahead of Rishi Sunak when Redfield & Wilton Strategies asked who would be better as PM.

Keir Starmer hailed his 'hungry' reshuffled front bench on a Reservoir Dogs-style walk through Westminster.

Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner emerged as one of the winners from the reshuffle, despite an at-times tense relationship with Keir Starmer.

Ben Wallace is said to have told his American counterpart last month that he wanted to axe the agreement to supply 14 of the military helicopters.

Grant Shapps, who has held five ministerial jobs in the past year, claims that his time in the Transport and the Foreign & Commonwealth Office has equipped him to succeed as Defence Secretary.

MARK NICOL: Not unexpectedly, the response to Rishi Sunak's selection of Grant Shapps has been mixed. Most of has centred on his complete lack of experience in defence.

RICHARD DANNATT: Some were aghast at the selection. For me, the jury is out. He has got the job - his fifth different ministerial role in the past year.

Former energy secretary Grant Shapps was promoted to the defence brief by Rishi Sunak after Ben Wallace formally quit the role he had held for four years under three prime ministers.

By letting Grant Shapps (pictured) take the reins at the Ministry of Defence from Ben Wallace in yesterday's mini-reshuffle, there are concerns Rishi Sunak has done just that.