Michael Fallon: Trident secrecy essential
As ever with a Michael Fallon statement, we are little the wiser at the end of the hour and he will wear that as a badge of pride.
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It’s not what he would have wanted. When the Coalition Government announced a strategic defence and security review would be carried out, David Cameron would have been hoping for an easier ride.
As ever with a Michael Fallon statement, we are little the wiser at the end of the hour and he will wear that as a badge of pride.