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Grant Shapps claims tax cuts still possible despite huge splurge on defence spending

Defence Secretary says the £75bn hike can be paid for partly through 72,000 cuts to Civil Service jobs

Evening Standard

Ex-defence ministers ‘wrong’ to say UK unprepared for war, deputy PM says

Oliver Dowden criticises James Heappey and Ben Wallace, saying action is being taken

The Guardian - UK

Former defence ministers ‘wrong’ to warn UK unprepared for war, Oliver Dowden claims

Oliver Dowden defends government after jibes from James Heappey and Ben Wallace

Evening Standard

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OPINION - Who will be the next Tory leader? It's best to start with the F word...

“Stop messing around” was Kemi Badenoch’s forthright advice to desperate Tory backbenchers, flirting with a Hail Mary leader switch before the election. The ex-defence secretary, Ben Wallace, who speaks as if addressing a slightly dim Army platoon, put the same thought just more pessimistically, as he urged colleagues to set…

Evening Standard

Ben Wallace tells Tory rebels it is ‘too late’ to replace Rishi Sunak before the election

The former Defence Secretary told the Tories to ‘get on with it’

Evening Standard

Ukraine missiles: UK envoy defends German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and hits out at Russia over audio leak

Ambassador Miguel Berger says Germany’s Taurus system is the ‘Mercedes-Benz’ of long-range missile systems and needs to be handled with care

Evening Standard

Ex-Defence Secretary Ben Wallace tears strip off Germany's Olaf Scholz in bust-up over missiles for Ukraine

The German Chancellor is criticised after suggesting British troops are helping Ukraine to fire long-range missiles

Evening Standard

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Standing down: who are the MPs calling time before the next UK election?

Ninety MPs, including 14 former secretaries of state, have said they will not be standing for re-election in 2024

The Guardian - UK

Simon Clarke Faces Backlash From Tory MPs After Calling For PM Rishi Sunak To Quit

Writing in the Daily Telegraph on Tuesday, Clarke claimed Sunak, who is under increasing pressure after he was dealt a blow to his Rwanda deportation plan in the House of Lords, was "leading the Conservatives into an election where we will be massacred".

International Business Times UK

Simon Clarke advised to lie down by Tory MP after calling for Sunak to quit

Senior Conservatives dismiss former cabinet minister’s intervention as ‘isolated’ and ‘dangerous, reckless, selfish’

The Guardian - UK

British military chief in 'citizen army' call to prepare country for land war

But General Sir Patrick Sanders says even that would be 'not enough' as he points to national mobilisations among allies in eastern and northern Europe

Evening Standard

Employers Aren’t Happy With Gen Z Employees’ Work Ethic, Netizens Join Heated Discussion Over It

Recent study finds 19% of U.S. employers have had job candidates' parents show up to job interviews and they're not having it. The post Employers Aren’t Happy With Gen Z Employees’ Work Ethic, Netizens Join Heated Discussion Over It first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Royal Navy forced to recruit for tob job on social media

The advertisement was described as ‘utterly shameful’ and ‘unprecedented’ by naval sources

The Independent UK

Armed forces recruitment crisis due to Gen Z not joining up, Ben Wallace warns

Ben Wallace, who stepped down last August, says Britain needs to ‘do things differently’ to recruit soldiers and other service members

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The Independent UK

Keir Starmer channels Thatcher with military photo op

Labour leader offers nod to ‘Iron Lady’ by posing in combat fatigues in Estonia

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer joins Rishi Sunak in calling for sustainable ceasefire in Gaza

Labour leader also reiterates support for ‘two-stage solution’ as ‘the only way this is going to be resolved’

The Guardian - UK

Former health minister says Michelle Mone wasn’t honest with him about her PPE Medpro involvement – as it happened

Lord Bethell during Covid posts screengrab he says challenges ex-Tory peer’s claim she told people in government about her links with PPE Medpro

The Guardian - UK

Israel’s ‘killing rage’ will fuel conflict for 50 years, warns ex-UK defence secretary

Senior Tory criticises war methods in Gaza, saying they pose threat to Israel’s moral and legal authority

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The National (Scotland)

Israel's 'killing rage' may extend Gaza conflict 'by 50 years', top Tory says

Former defence secretary Ben Wallace has warned Israel that it risks undermining the legal basis for its action in the Gaza Strip, adding to growing…

The Independent UK

Ben Wallace warns Israel’s ‘killing rage’ risks fuelling conflict for another 50 years

Former defence secretary says relentless attacks against Palestinians risk ‘fuelling the conflict for another 50 years’

The Guardian - AU

Israeli missiles hit sites near Damascus, says Syria – as it happened

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The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak personally intervened to stop scrapping of helicopter contract

Rishi Sunak intervened to reverse the scrapping of a contract that provides helicopter transport for him and other senior ministers, it has emerged.

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak intervened to ensure VIP helicopter contract was not cancelled

Prime minister – often criticised over fondness for air travel – asked Grant Shapps to act

Sports Illustrated

Rasheed Wallace Says 2004 Pistons Are to Blame for Draymond Green’s Antics

The former NBA star says the Warriors’ forward was predisposed to his current on-court behavior.

The Guardian - UK

James Cleverly appointed home secretary in cabinet reshuffle

Sunak hopes to repair relations with police and soothe Tory right by moving foreign secretary to replace sacked Suella Braverman

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