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Lack of dental check-ups partly behind undeployable troops numbers – ex-minister

James Heappey, armed forces minister under three Conservative prime ministers, says troops would likely be deemed fit to fight if war broke out.

Evening Standard

All the weapons being supplied to Ukraine as Joe Biden approves longer-range strikes against Russia

As the US president reverses a long-held policy we look at at the military support the West is giving Kiev

Evening Standard

'UK had Vladimir Putin's invasion plan' before he sent Russian troops into Ukraine, says ex-defence minister

Former armed forces minister James Heappey stressed that the West ‘had the intelligence’ about Putin’s invasion launched in February 2022

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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

Tory chaos under Sunak has cost UK taxpayers £8.2bn, says Labour

Calculation includes policy U-turns, reshuffles, wasted time and expenses such as scrapped HS2 leg and ‘VIP’ helicopter rides

The Guardian - UK

What is a cabinet reshuffle? Tory ministers Robert Halfon and James Heappey stand down

The total number of Conservative MPs departing at the next election is currently 63

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Exit of two more Tory ministers forces Sunak into mini-reshuffle

Robert Halfon and James Heappey join exodus of Tory MPs from Commons as party languishes in polls

The Guardian - UK

Two ministers quit with Rishi Sunak now facing more than 60 Tory MPs standing down at election

Two respected ministers announced they are quitting their roles as the Tory exodus from the Commons grew.

Evening Standard

James Heappey to quit as armed forces minister and step down as MP

Conservative who has held Wells seat since 2015 says he has taken ‘painful decision’ not to stand at next election

The Guardian - UK

James Heappey to stand down as MP and armed forces minister

Armed forces minister James Heappey has become the latest Tory MP to say they will stand down at the next election.

Evening Standard

Mapped: How the US and UK attacks on Houthi rebels took place and what weapons were used?

US and UK forces fired at least 100 guided missiles at Iran-backed Houthi positions across western Yemen

The Independent UK

Yemen strikes: Sunak says he will make statement to MPs on Monday

House speaker had said he would recall parliament at weekend if necessary for update on Houthi-targeted attacks

The Guardian - UK

Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle 'happy' to help Parliament recall to debate UK and US air strikes on Yemen

The lack of a say for MPs has been criticised by some Labour Leftwingers and Liberal Democrats

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The Independent UK

Minister grilled on plight of Afghan special forces paid by Britain

Chair of Intelligence and Security Committee asks for ‘special consideration’ for Afghan special forces who have been abandoned to the Taliban

The Independent UK

Labour slams Tory ‘public scrap’ over fate of Afghan commandos and back our calls to bring them to UK

Exclusive: There is ‘strong cross-party support’ for bringing the Triples to the UK, Luke Pollard says

The Independent UK

Majority of Britons want ‘betrayed’ Afghan special forces to be allowed in UK, poll finds

As British soldier says his character reference in support of Afghan colleague was ignored by government

The Independent UK

Ministers square up over plight of Afghan special forces abandoned by Britain

Members of two elite units – championed by The Independent – have been denied sanctuary they were promised here after fighting with UK forces

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The Independent UK

Inside the remote army base where hero Afghans are housed after being welcomed to the UK

Exclusive: The Ministry of Defence has transferred more than 1,100 Afghans to Garats Hay under a secretive mission codenamed Operation Lazurite

The Independent UK

Revealed: 1,500 Afghans scrambled to UK in secretive mission as minister speaks of Britain’s ‘enormous debt’

Exclusive: James Heappey lifts the lid on a military operation to airlift Afghans who fought with Britain out of Pakistan

The Independent UK

Putin’s losses in Ukraine ‘top 300,000’ says UK in latest figures

Russia hasn’t shared data on its casualties from Ukraine invasion apart from one early acknowledgement

Evening Standard

Police appeal for help to find hate crime suspects on pro-Palestinian march

The worst of the disorder was inflicted by far-Right extremists taking part in a counter-protest

The Guardian - UK

Give police more powers amid 10-fold rise in antisemitic attacks, says UK adviser

John Woodcock claims largely peaceful Palestinian marches ‘clearly a factor’ in intimidation of Jewish communities

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

The Independent UK

‘That’s it, isn’t it?’ Top Tory pressed on how it feels to lose ad agency that got Thatcher into power

Armed forces minister James Heappey said the public is not interested in ‘who’s backing who’, insisting the government is focused on ‘delivery’

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