9 h. ago Defence Secretary ‘failed to deny £2.6 billion of cuts’ for the MoD, say Tories

Shadow defence secretary James Cartlidge urged the Government to scrap their Chagos deal to save money.

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21 h. ago How the Huntingdon train stabbing unfolded, leaving 11 injured

Defence secretary John Healey says knife rampage – which left nine people fighting for their lives – appears to be an ‘isolated attack’

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29 h. ago Shamed Andy Windsor to be stripped of his final position at the request of King

Defence Secretary John Healey has confirmed he will have his honorary rank of vice-admiral taken off him and his department was 'working to remove' the position

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33 h. ago Huntingdon train stabbing: How the attack unfolded which left 11 injured

Defence secretary John Healey says knife rampage – which left nine people fighting for their lives – appears to be an ‘isolated attack’

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34 h. ago King Charles wants Andrew to be stripped of his last remaining military title, minister says

Defence secretary is ‘working to remove’ honorary rank of vice-admiral on the advice of monarch

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38 h. ago John Healey reveals he was on Huntingdon knife attack train route with his wife hours before incident

Defence secretary John Healey was onboard the Doncaster to London LNER train service hours before a knife attack left two people fighting for their lives.

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39 h. ago Andrew to be stripped of remaining honorary naval rank, says Defence Secretary

John Healey said his department was ‘working to remove’ the rank, which Andrew was awarded on his 55th birthday in 2015.

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39 h. ago Andrew to be stripped of naval title, says UK defence secretary

Former Duke of York to lose honorary rank of vice-admiral a week after having royal title of prince removedThe former Duke of York will lose his naval title, the defence secretary has said, as King Charles looks to draw a line under the scandal over his brother’s relationship with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Andrew Mountbatten Windsor will be stripped of his honorary rank of vice-admiral, which he was given in 2015 and has retained even after giving up other military positions in 2022, John Healey confirmed on Sunday. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago Cambridgeshire train stabbing: police briefing expected after 10 injured in mass attack – latest updates

Defence secretary says attack on Doncaster to London train is thought to be an isolated incident; nine of those hurt have life-threatening injuriesFull report: ten people taken to hospital following stabbing attackExplained: what we know so farSome more reaction is coming in.Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, said she was “deeply disturbed” by the reports from Huntingdon. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago Huntingdon train stabbing: How the attack unfolded as witnesses feared ‘Halloween prank’

Defence secretary John Healey says knife rampage – which left nine people fighting for their lives – appears to be an ‘isolated attack’

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40 h. ago Mass stabbings on train that left nine fighting for life was ‘isolated incident’

The Defence Secretary said the public would be updated on whether the incident was a terror attack as soon as the information was available.

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41 h. ago Cambridgeshire train stabbing: attack thought to be isolated incident, says defence secretary – latest updates

Cambridgeshire train stabbing: attack thought to be isolated incident, says defence secretary – latest updates  The Guardian

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6 d. ago Pete Hegseth says ‘we will hunt and kill them’ as he announces further strikes on alleged drug

Trump administration’s defence secretary says on social media that US forces killed 14 people onboard vessels in the Pacific in three separate operationsIn a letter this morning, House oversight chair James Comer has asked the justice department to investigate whether Joe Biden’s aides improperly used an autopen to sign executive actions, claiming the former president’s inner circle concealed his cognitive decline while exercising presidential authority without authorization.“While President Biden’s deterioration was evident to the American people, and consequently, robust systems should have been put in place to document executive actions reflected the actual will of the president, the President’s inner circle took no action to establish such a record,” Comer wrote in the letter. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Keir Starmer signs major Typhoon fighter jet deal with Turkey

Keir Starmer and Defence Secretary John Healey travelled to the Turkish capital Ankara on Monday for talks with leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over Typhoon fighter jets

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1 week ago US sanctions on Russian oil giants ‘really important new step’ – Healey

The Defence Secretary was speaking alongside his German counterpart Boris Pistorius at RAF Lossiemouth in northern Scotland.

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1 week ago British troops sent to Israel to help maintain Gaza ceasefire after US request

British troops have been sent to Israel to help monitor a ceasefire in Gaza after a request from the US, Defence Secretary John Healey said

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2 w. ago Putting UK boots on the ground in Ukraine would cost 'over £100million', says Defence Secretary

Speaking in London, John Healey (pictured) revealed Britain has been planning in detail along with its Coalition of the Willing over the last six months.

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2 w. ago UK ready to spend ‘over £100million’ to send Brit troops to Ukraine as Putin views Britain as ‘his number one enemy’

THE UK is prepared to commit over £100 million on sending British forces to Ukraine, the defence secretary has said. John Healey called Vladimir Putin the UK's "number one enemy" and cautioned the world is entering a "new era of threat". Healey said the UK would be ready to deploy forces to the war-torn nation...

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2 w. ago UK peace force for Ukraine would cost ‘well over £100m’, says defence secretary

John Healey says he has already brought forward millions in spending for swift deployment if ceasefire agreedThe cost of Britain’s contribution to a post-ceasefire stabilisation force for Ukraine would be “well over £100m”, the defence secretary, John Healey, has said after a speech in the City of London.Healey said he had already brought forward millions in spending so that a “multinational force Ukraine” led by the UK and France could be ready to deploy quickly if peace talks produce a ceasefire. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Military to get new powers to shoot down drones menacing British bases

Defence Secretary John Healey will set out the planned changes to the law in a speech in London on Monday night.

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