The Latest Breaking News from Sarah Atherton

Badenoch brushes off defection of former Tory armed forces minister to Reform

Sarah Atherton lost her seat in last year’s general election.

Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2025

Former Conservative armed forces minister joins Reform UK

Former Wrexham MP Sarah Atherton has joined Nigel Farage’s party and hopes to stand in the Welsh Parliament elections.

Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2025

Jaysley Beck inquest prompts flood of testimonies of abuse in UK military

Ministry of Defence says lessons learned from death will make military safer, but victims and families say they have heard it all before

The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2025

Whistleblowers expose sexual violence and ‘institutional misogyny’ in armed forces

Reports include a young servicewoman waking up to discover a male training staff member sniffing her underwear after previously waking up to see him ‘watching her sleeping’

The Independent UK · May 18, 2023

Whistleblower reports reveal continuing sexual abuse of women in UK military

British armed forces exhibit ‘culture of institutional misogyny’ despite promises of reform, says parliamentary committee chair

The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2023

Calls to move rape cases out of military courts as whistleblowers reveal abuse

Evidence was given by uniformed and civilian clinicians and administrative support staff offering care to service personnel.

The Independent UK · May 18, 2023