All news on the topic: James Cartlidge

Labour’s surrender of the Chagos Islands could balloon in costs by £288million, a Freedom of Information request has highlighted.

Britain and Mauritius are set to resume negotiations over the future of the Chagos Islands next week, pressuring Andy Burnham on whether to proceed with an agreement inherited from Sir Keir Starmer.

The Army turned away the equivalent of more than 200 would-be recruits every day last year despite troop numbers plunging to a historic low.

John Healey’s first Budget will fail to set a target for Britain to spend three per cent of GDP on defence by 2030, despite the Chancellor resigning from the Cabinet over the issue just months ago.

Andy Burnham is expected to unveil an £8.4 billion investment for nuclear submarines to get the new HMS Dreadnought through its sea trials and ready for service by the 2030s.

Plans for a new destroyer to replace Britain’s ageing warships have been scrapped as part of changes to the long-awaited defence investment plan aimed at prioritising drones and modernising the military.

The captain of a Russian shadow fleet vessel which was intercepted by British troops in the English Channel will appear in court charged with breaching sanctions.

This is the moment British armed forces intercepted a Russian shadow fleet vessel in the Channel during a pre-dawn operation.

David Lammy refused to confirm whether any other criminal asylum seekers have been “accidentally released from prison” - just moments before police announced that another convicted sex offender is on the loose.

The UK is set to build up to 12 new nuclear-powered attack submarines and invest £15 billion in its warhead programme, under its strategic defence review.

Comments come as PM begins two-day US visit to urge Nato member countries to increase defence spending