Prime ministers can make big mistakes and be forgiven. But sometimes an error is so defining of failure that the public never forgets. John Major was doomed from the moment Britain crashed out of the European exchange rate mechanism – into which he had led the country two years earlier – in September 1992. The … Read more
When is a Christmas party not a Christmas party? The man to ask is the Tory MP Tobias Ellwood, chairman of the Commons defence committee. As the Mail revealed yesterday, Mr Ellwood went to a gathering at London‘s Cavalry and Guards Club on Tuesday, where 26 other people were in attendance. He insists it was … Read more
Tory MP who warned about third wave had meal with 27 guests: Tobias Ellwood attended a Christmas dinner at London club despite his own warnings about festive family gatherings… but he insists it was a business meeting Tobias Ellwood gave a speech at a formal dinner in Piccadilly earlier this week The Commons defence committee … Read more
The battle to defuse the biggest public health crisis for a century by rolling out a mass vaccination campaign was entrusted to a crack team of world-class experts led by a decorated Army bomb disposal expert. Lieutenant Colonel Nick Elliott, a former combat and bomb disposal engineer in the first Gulf War, the Balkans and … Read more
British troops will NOT face war crimes trials in The Hague over claims Iraqi prisoners were tortured and killed International Criminal Court said it will not open a full-scale investigation ICC officials spent six years carrying out an investigation into the allegations The Iraq Historical Allegations Team was closed down in 2017 By Larisa Brown … Read more
Eight Fijian-born former soldiers who fought for Britain in Iraq face being deported because their visas expired after they left the Armed Forces They face deportation after failing to realise their visas would expire Taitusi Ratucaucau claims he was only given a month’s notice to apply for a visa Lord Dannatt, a former Chief of … Read more
Libya, Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq and the Central African Republic are the five most dangerous places on earth to visit in 2021. That’s according to an annual interactive map that shows where travellers are most likely to face security risks based on the threat of political violence, social unrest, violent and petty crimes and, this year, … Read more
Firm that hired investigators to probe claims against British troops in Iraq is handed council contracts to employ Covid marshals to patrol town centres Red Snapper recruitment advertising for Covid marshals to patrol town centres Successful applicants can expect a rate of £103.76 per day five days per week Red Snapper Group recruited staff for the … Read more
Former soldier sues the Ministry of Defence for £142,000 after claiming the sound of gunfire left him deaf Iraq veteran Louis Kinsley, aged 34, is seeking damages of more than £142,000 He claims his hearing difficulties are linked to his time in the British Army corps He was regularly exposed to noise of more than 90 decibels … Read more
A week ago, we said there was a whiff of Tony Blair about the Government’s case for a second lockdown. It felt rather too much like the launch of the 2003 dodgy dossier on Iraq‘s weapons of mass destruction, which was used to stampede the nation into the Iraq War, to the eventual regret of … Read more