Search results for ‘Defence Secretary Philip Hammond’
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BAE cuts 1,800 jobs and ends shipbuilding in Portsmouth
As BAE scales down operations in Portsmouth, news of an end to shipbuilding at the historic yard is greeted with dismay by unions. Hundreds more jobs in Scotland are also to be cut.
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Kenyan minister: ‘Only militants’ under Westgate rubble
A Kenyan minister says he expects the death toll from the Nairobi attack will not rise significantly, and that only al-Shabaab terrorists will be found in the rubble of the Westgate shopping centre.
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Kenya mall attack: security forces ‘close in’
Kenyan security forces say that three militants are dead after officers storm Nairobi’s besieged Westgate mall in an attempt to rescue hostages. Six Britons are among the dead.
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No plans for second Syria vote, says Clegg
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says the government will not go back to the Commons to force a second vote on Syria because MPs cannot defy the will of the British people.
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Cameron loses Syria vote, no UK military intervention
The government’s motion to support military intervention in Syria is defeated by 285 to 272 votes – a seismic moment for David Cameron’s leadership and Britain’s role in the world.
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Heroic Falklands’ leader Admiral ‘Sandy’ Woodward dies
Sir John “Sandy” Woodward, hailed by Prime Minister David Cameron for his “heroic command” of the Falklands Task Force, has died aged 81.
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UK begins transfer of detainees to Afghan custody
Ten UK-captured detainees are transferred to Afghan custody after up to 14 months at Camp Bastion, with more to follow in the coming days, after a High Court ruling.
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MoD faces legal action over dead soldiers’ human rights
The families of British soldiers killed in Iraq win a landmark legal victory to pursue damages from the government for failing to protect the human rights of their loved ones.
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British Army makes 4,480 soldiers redundant
Almost 4,500 soldiers are told they will lose their jobs in the latest round of army redundancies, the Ministry of Defence confirms.
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Attention! Troops fast-tracked to teachers in two years
Former soldiers with no degree can enrol to train in schools from next year – and become qualified in half the normal time – under a government drive to bring a military ethos to the classroom.
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Seven government departments ‘agree spending cuts’
Chancellor George Osborne says that seven government departments have agreed to spending cuts of up to 10 per cent as part of a drive to cut £11.5bn of public spending.
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Nigel Evans: sex crime allegations are ‘completely false’
The deputy commons speaker and Tory MP says he regarded the men who accused him of rape and sexual assault as friends.
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Afghanistan: a race to the exit
It is a war that should be winding down, instead today’s incident takes the British death toll ever closer to 450. What does this mean for withdrawal?
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Welfare benefit restrictions would apply to British citizens
Restrictions on health and welfare benefits for immigrants from European Union states would have to apply equally to UK citizens under EU law, says Downing Street.
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Bionic legs for wounded soldiers
Wounded service personnel have welcomed a government move to guarantee leg amputees get the most up-to-date prosthetic limbs available.