The Labour government has been accused of “spin and tinkering” over an announcement to boost defence spending. In her Spring ...

Former defence secretary Sir Ben Wallace says the government's defence cash injections are 'spin and tinkering' and 'fools no ...

Labour's plans to increase defence spending have been branded "more spin than substance" by a former defence secretary as ...

The UK should withdraw from treaties banning the use of landmines because they may be needed in a conflict against Russia, former Conservative Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said. The UK and ...

Donald Trump has been “bettered in Round One” by Vladimir Putin, says UK ex-Defence Secretary Sir Ben Wallace. The former ...

Britain and Europe had to face up to the fact that it was possible the US could carry out threats by vice-president JD Vance and others to leave Nato altogether, said Sir Ben. Britain and Europe could ...

That was the powerful message delivered on Saturday by former Conservative defence secretary Sir Ben Wallace. “We are witnessing a new era where we cannot take for granted US security guarantees ...

Earlier, UK ex-Defence Secretary Sir Ben Wallace said Donald Trump has been “bettered in Round One” by Vladimir Putin. The former Cabinet minister also detailed his fears that Trump will sell ...

In a foreword by Sir Ben Wallace, the former defence secretary, he writes: “Today, too many treaties have stopped serving the interests of their signatories – and have instead become tools for ...

Sir Ben Wallace says a ban on landmines signed partly due to campaigning by Princess Diana will hinder attempts to defend ...

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