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Dannatt: Cameron asked me to reinforce his ‘weak’ team

09.10.09
David Cameron faces embarrassment when it was claimed he privately admitted his shadow defence ministers “lacked expert understanding” of Afghanistan... more

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Simple dinner of cheese on toast is Boris Johnson's contribution to a book of celebrity recipes put together by a London charity... more

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08.10.09
There is something unsettling about the reports that General Sir Richard Dannatt is to become a mainstream Tory adviser on defence and security -just six weeks after stepping down as head of the Army. There is a broad assumption, too, that if the Conservatives win next May, the general will be give a peerage and become a minister.... more

Dannatt is no stooge says Hague as row over general’s role grows

08.10.09
Senior Tories were forced to defend former Army chief Sir Richard Dannatt, who is due to become an adviser to their party... more

Cameron may appoint 45 young and working peers

07.10.09
David Cameron will appoint scores of younger Tory peers if his party wins the next election, a senior Conservative said... more

Ex-army chief Sir Richard Dannatt to be made Tory peer

07.10.09
Latest: Former head of the army is to be made a Tory peer after accusing Labour ministers of 'smearing' him... more

Brown accused of ignoring Army as death toll in Afghanistan hits 220

06.10.09
Death toll of British forces in Afghanistan hit 220 as Gordon Brown was accused by a former general of leaving troops to fight with 'part of one arm tied behind their back... more

Westminster prospers in a troubled world

23.09.09
Bodyguarding and anti-terrorist security and surveillance group Westminster is proving that a nastier world can mean good business ... more

General Dannatt: no regrets over my demands

21.08.09
Head of Army 'unrepentant' about his criticism of the Government as he issues fresh warning to Gordon Brown to find more equipment for troops... more

Minister denies Army chief 'smear plot'

20.08.09
Junior defence minister Kevan Jones denies claims he was leading a plot to smear outgoing head of the Army General Sir Richard Dannatt... more

Labour ‘bid to smear’ Army chief who speaks for troops

19.08.09
Labour was accused of using 'fear and smear' to attack the chief of the Army as he again pleaded for more equipment for Afghanistan... more

Dead soldier's mother attacks 'delusional' Defence Secretary

18.08.09
Mother of 200th serviceman killed in Afghanistan launches attack on Defence Secretary, saying troops have been 'short-changed' by politicians... more

Troops 'face five more years of fighting and bloodshed'

17.08.09
British troops could be locked in bloody combat with the Taliban for five more years with hundreds more casualties, the outgoing head of the Army has admitted... more

Vital soldier training was nearly axed by Whitehall

07.08.09
Vital training for troops heading to Afghanistan was almost axed to save money until the Army chief protested about Whitehall penny-pinching... more

Casualties show that Brown is fighting the wrong war in the wrong way

30.07.09
The true cost of the bloody campaign in Helmand is now being revealed, though slowly, with the publication of the casualty figures at the beginning of this month... more

With a clear aim, tears will not blur our soldiers' vision

23.07.09
Society may find the mounting losses impossible to bear; the soldiers themselves grit their teeth and get on with the job – as long as they know why they are there... more

Fury at Labour peer’s attack on ‘disloyal’ Dannatt

21.07.09
Senior Labour peer sparks outrage by accusing Britain’s military chiefs of giving 'succour' to the Taliban... more

Military chiefs up in arms over Dannatt’s Afghan ‘shopping list’

17.07.09
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Brown ducks MPs’ fire over more troops and helicopters

16.07.09
Gordon Brown refused four times to deny that the Army asked for 2,000 extra troops to fight in Afghanistan... more

Army chief: I have to borrow a helicopter from Americans

15.07.09
Britain's most senior general went public with a plea for more troops, equipment and helicopters to fight the war in Afghanistan... more

Royal salute for fallen heroes of Helmand

14.07.09
Prince Edward joined the grieving families of eight young soldiers killed in Afghanistan’s bloodiest 24 hours as their loved ones were returned to them... more

Give our troops in Afghanistan the equipment to do the job

13.07.09
Opinion about the British presence in Afghanistan is evenly divided, according to an ICM poll published today. But even after a bloody 10 days in which 15 soldiers have been killed, the war is justified... more

Army chief tells of mistakes and missed chances in Iraq

23.06.09
Britain missed the opportunity to stabilise Iraq after the invasion of 2003 and was too quick to shift resources to the conflict in Afghanistan, the head of the Army acknowledged... more

2,000 more British troops to join Barack Obama's Afghanistan surge

27.03.09
Britain is ready to deploy up to 2,000 more troops to the war in Afghanistan, the head of the Army indicated... more

National celebration day for armed forces and veterans

22.01.09
A new Armed Forces Day will be held on 27 June each year to honour all members of the services past and present, ministers announced... more

We can't hold 2012 shooting at Woolwich, says Army chief

26.11.08
The head of the Army has come out against the plan to hold the Olympic shooting at Woolwich Barracks in a blow likely to be terminal to the venue... more

Why the numbers don't add up

26.11.08
A great deal has been made of the so-called Robin Hood element of the pre-Budget report... more

New Army chief demands troops surge in Taliban war

17.10.08
A general who wants a big increase in the number of troops in Afghanistan has been appointed head of the British Army... more

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