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Admiral Lord Boyce, the then Chief of the Defence Staff, said he was only allowed by ministers to start full-scale planning four months before the…

Chief of the defence staff who challenged Tony Blair on the legality of the 2003 invasion of Iraq

Admiral Lord Michael Boyce was Commander-in-Chief Fleet, Commander-in-Chief Eastern Atlantic Area and Commander Naval Forces North Western Europe in the late 1990s.

Generals call for resettling interpreters in Britain July 29, 2021 LONDON: Leading former generals have warned “time is of the utmost essence” to help Afghans who served alongside British forces to settle in the UK. More than 40 former military commanders have signed an open letter calling for efforts to resettle Afghan interpreters in the UK to be stepped up in the face of a “resurgent Taliban”. Those who have signed the letter include leading former military commanders Lord Dannatt,...

In May, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announced plans to accelerate the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy, launched earlier this year, saying it was... 28.07.2021, Sputnik International

Let more Afghan interpreters resettle in UK, say ex-military chiefs By Jonathan Beale image copyrightGetty Images Dozens of former military commanders have called on the government to allow more Afghans who worked for British forces to resettle in the UK. Ministers have recently expanded the UKs relocation scheme for Afghans. But in a letter to the PM, the group said they were "gravely concerned" about hundreds of interpreters who have had their applications rejected. The MoD said it had alre...

Peers brand decision to lift cap on number of nuclear warheads thin and unconvincing Peers were unconvinced by the governments move to lift the cap on the number of nuclear weapons held by the UK. Members of the House of Lords have criticised the government’s decision to lift the cap on the number of nuclear warheads held by the UK. Peers argued the decision was disproportionate, expensive, unfounded, unconvincing and at odds with the United States, which has just pledged to ...

Lords block bid to protect Armed Forces personnel from historic war crimes prosecutions Peers demand changes are made to Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill, Updated Johnny Mercer in Parliament (Image: Parliament TV) Never miss another Leicestershire story by signing up to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be...

Analysing the past actions of the British army is key to understanding its future Kim Sengupta © Provided by The Independent In March 2006, a colleague and I were leaving Helmand for Kabul having spent time there covering the impending arrival of the British forces – who were meant to be a mission not lasting more than two years. “Are you guys going to the British embassy in Kabul?” asked Lieutenant Colonel Henry Worsley as we were getting on a helicopter. “If you are...