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Sunak sinks new royal yacht plan in favour of ocean surveillance ship

Defence capabilities prioritised over Johnson’s £250m ‘vanity project’ for successor to HMY Britannia

The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2022

Top Tory defends buying foreign so troops don't have 'rubbish' gear like Russia

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said working with companies based abroad meant UK armed forces would always have the "best" equipment

Daily Mirror · Nov 7, 2022

Putin and spending squeeze sink plans for royal yacht replacement

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said the priority was on new vessels to protect undersea cables rather than a ‘national flagship’.

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2022

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Rishi Sunak torpedoes Boris Johnson's £250m plan for a new royal yacht

The idea of replacing the Royal Yacht Britannia has been well and truly sunk as Jeremy Hunt prepares to announce billions of pounds of spending cuts and tax rises at the Autumn Statement

Daily Mirror · Nov 7, 2022

Government cancels Brexit trade yacht plan ‘with immediate effect’

Defence secretary says competition has been ‘terminated’

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2022

Ben Wallace confirms plans for £250m royal yacht have been scrapped

DEFENCE Secretary Ben Wallace has told MPs that he has terminated the competition to build a "national flagship" yacht with immediate…

The National (Scotland) · Nov 7, 2022

Former Bulls star Joakim Noah details being suspended by his own teammates

Former Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah appeared Saturday on "The Old Man and The Three" podcast with former NBA guard J.J. Redick and Tommy Alter to recount how he was suspended by his teammates during his rookie season with the Bulls.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 6, 2022

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Secretive medal committee which denies honours to veterans will be reviewed, vows Labour

Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey promises to "look again" at the system for honouring service personnel after a series of scandals

Daily Mirror · Nov 6, 2022

Britain's nuclear test heroes to get Cenotaph honours despite Ministry of Defence snub

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace says he has no plans to attend the event to commemorate the men who delivered Britain's nuclear deterrent at the National Memorial Arboretum on November 21

Daily Mirror · Nov 3, 2022

Wallace denies resignation threat over defence spending pledge

The Defence Secretary said he will be fighting for ‘as much money as I can get’ when he meets Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.

The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2022

Royal Navy's new submarine-hunting frigate hit by year's delay - costing £233m

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace revealed the delay in a parliamentary statement which emerged as he was being quizzed by MPs

Daily Mirror · Nov 2, 2022

Growing fears £1.6bn defence deal will be given to Spanish-led bidders

Unions leading the fight for Team UK to win the prestigious Fleet Solid Support ship contract believe the Tories are poised to send it offshore

Daily Mirror · Nov 2, 2022

Wallace: Budget will reveal Sunak’s commitment to boosting defence spending

The Cabinet minister says he would like to see defence spending go up ‘by significant amounts’ – but acknowledged he lives ‘in the real world’.

The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2022

Factbox-Rishi Sunak's cabinet: who is in the UK prime minister's leadership team?

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday appointed key ministers to his government after replacing Liz Truss as leader earlier in the day.

Reuters · Oct 26, 2022

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Daily Mirror · Oct 25, 2022

Rishi Sunak's Cabinet reshuffle in full - who's BACKED and SACKED in PM's top team

The new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wasted little time in bringing in a new team, with Suella Braverman brought back as Home Secretary just six days after her sacking - while Michael Gove, Dominic Raab and Steve Barclay also returned to the top table

The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2022

Sunak vows to bring ‘integrity’ to No 10 but gambles by restoring Braverman

New PM pledges to fix ‘mistakes’ of predecessor but return of former home secretary alarms some MPs

The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2022

Rishi Sunak’s cautious reshuffle unlikely to alienate Tory camps

New cabinet is designed to bring down the temperature in the party – but dangers lie ahead

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022

Re-appointed Wallace has said military spending must rise

The Defence Secretary said he will work with the PM to deliver a ‘safe and prosperous’ UK.

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Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2022

UK, US and France issue rare joint statement rejecting Russia’s ‘dirty bomb’ claim

France, the UK and the US said their governments “all reject Russia’s transparently false allegations that Ukraine is preparing to use a dirty bomb on its own territory”

Daily Mirror · Oct 25, 2022

How Rishi Sunak's 'Cabinet of the talentless' could see Tory flops return to power

With Rishi Sunak poised to bring back a string of former Cabinet ministers to power, we look at some of those who left in less than ideal circumstances who could soon be walking up Downing Street

The Times of India · Oct 25, 2022

Rishi Sunak expected to keep Hunt as he readies new UK cabinet

LONDON: Rishi Sunak is expected to keep Jeremy Hunt as Chancellor of the Exchequer as he seeks to calm markets and form a united government when he becomes UK prime minister on Tuesday.

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022

Rishi Sunak cabinet: Who could be in new leader’s top team from Jeremy Hunt to Ben Wallace

The next prime minister will start assembling a top team that he will hope can return a measure of stability to the country.

Daily Mirror · Oct 25, 2022

Russia to make false claim at the UN that Ukraine is about to drop 'dirty bomb'

Russia will tell a UN Security Council meeting that Ukraine is about to use a nuclear-laced 'dirty bomb' despite having no evidence it is about to do so, reports say

Chronicle Live · Oct 24, 2022

What could Rishi Sunak’s Cabinet look like? From a Boris Johnson return to Dominic Raab revival

What could the new Conservative Cabinet look like under the leadership of Rishi Sunak?

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2022

What could Rishi Sunak’s Cabinet look like?

The next prime minister will start assembling a top team that he will hope can return a measure of stability to the country.

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