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John Healey comments on announcement of medal for troops involved in the Kabul airlift

Monday 17 January 2022 Defence / Fabian Hamilton / Foreign Policy

Labour responds to Russian Government’s refusal to rule out a military deployment to Cuba and Venezuela

Saturday 15 January 2022 David Lammy / Defence / Foreign Policy / John Healey

Labour responds to the latest developments in Ukraine

Wednesday 5 January 2022 Defence / John Healey

Labour’s “Dossier of Waste” reveals Ministers wasted £13 billion of taxpayers’ money

Thursday 16 December 2021 Defence / John Healey / Women and Equalities

Government’s target for female recruits into armed forces won’t be reached for forty years

Wednesday 8 December 2021 Defence / Stephanie Peacock / Veterans

Stephanie Peacock responds to abolishing of visa fees for Commonwealth and Gurkha veterans

Monday 20 September 2021 Afghanistan / Defence / John Healey

John Healey responds to Afghan interpreter data breach

Sunday 19 September 2021 Defence / John Healey

Boris Johnson is taking a ‘casual’ approach to national security – Labour responds

Saturday 21 August 2021 Afghanistan / Defence / John Healey

Ministers must pursue every option to save Afghans in danger – John Healey

Thursday 12 August 2021 Defence / John Healey

John Healey responds to news that 600 British soldiers will be deployed to Afghanistan to assist with the withdrawal of British forces

Wednesday 28 July 2021 Crime / Defence / Nick Thomas-Symonds

“Staggering” £100m cost increase for Boris Johnson’s vanity yacht – Nick Thomas-Symonds

Friday 9 July 2021 Defence

Government’s Armed Forces Bill “too narrow and too weak” – Stephen Morgan

Friday 11 June 2021 Defence

Chris Evans comments on the NAO’s report ‘Optimising the Defence Estate’

Saturday 29 May 2021 Bridget Phillipson / Defence / International Trade

Labour responds to new national flagship

Tuesday 13 April 2021 Defence / John Healey

John Healey responds to announcement that Babcock International will be cutting 1000 jobs from its workforce

Tuesday 6 April 2021 Defence

Labour calls on the government to invest in and secure British jobs for the defence sector

Monday 22 March 2021 Defence / John Healey

John Healey responds to the confirmation that the army will be cut by 10,000

Friday 26 February 2021 Defence / John Healey

John Healey speech at RUSI on Labour’s core principles on defence and security

Thursday 25 February 2021 Defence / John Healey

Labour to set out core principles on defence and security including commitment to NATO and nuclear deterrent

Sunday 7 February 2021 Defence / John Healey

Labour to force Government action on under-prepared Army numbers

Saturday 6 February 2021 Defence / John Healey

John Healey comments on the leaked MoD Report that 32 out of 33 British Infantry Battalions are short of combat-ready personnel

Wednesday 3 February 2021 Defence

Stephen Morgan responds to NAO report on Improving Armed Forces’ Single Living Accommodation

Tuesday 12 January 2021 Defence / John Healey

John Healey comments on NAO report on the Defence Equipment Plan

Thursday 17 December 2020 Defence / John Healey

The Armed Forces have been under strength in every year of the last decade under the Conservatives

Thursday 19 November 2020 Defence / John Healey

John Healey comments on the Prime Minister’s update to the Integrated Review

Friday 13 November 2020 Defence / John Healey

John Healey responds to Public Accounts Committee’s Report into Carrier Strike

Sunday 25 October 2020 Defence / John Healey

Our Armed Forces must not become the victims of personal power games

Tuesday 13 October 2020 Defence / John Healey

John Healey responds to announcement of new review into service police investigations and prosecutions

Monday 7 September 2020 Defence

Thousands of application withdrawals this year from Armed Forces recruitment – Stephen Morgan

Saturday 27 June 2020 Defence

Starmer launches new Labour Friends of the Forces programme on Armed Forces Day

Friday 26 June 2020 Defence / John Healey

Ministers have left Britain with no capability for ship-launched aircraft – John Healey

Tuesday 19 May 2020 Defence / John Healey

Those who served our country are being forced to pay for NHS care – John Healey

Wednesday 13 May 2020 Armed Forces / Defence

Stephen Morgan comments on the annual report of the Service Complaints Ombudsman for the Armed Forces

Wednesday 13 May 2020 Defence

Stephen Morgan comments on the annual report of the Service Complaints Ombudsman for the Armed Forces

Tuesday 12 May 2020 Defence / John Healey

MoD should be spending and building in the UK to support British jobs – John Healey

Wednesday 29 April 2020 Defence / John Healey

Reckless scale of the UK’s defence downgrade under the Tories – John Healey

Wednesday 22 April 2020 Defence / John Healey / Sharon Hodgson / Veterans

Labour urges re-opening of helpline for veterans

Thursday 16 April 2020 Defence / John Healey

Labour urges greater coronavirus protections and testing for the armed forces

Sunday 10 November 2019 Defence / Jeremy Corbyn

Jeremy Corbyn marks Armistice Day with pledge to improve working conditions for the armed forces as Prime Minister

Thursday 18 July 2019 Defence / Nia Griffith

Defence Fire and Rescue outsourced to Capita – Nia Griffith responds

Tuesday 16 July 2019 Defence / Nia Griffith

Unprecedented cuts Conservatives have made to defence since 2010 – Nia Griffith

Wednesday 26 June 2019 Armed Forces / Defence / Jeremy Corbyn

Labour’s five pledges to support the armed forces

Monday 20 May 2019 Defence / Nia Griffith

Defence Secretary should clarify government policy on torture – Nia Griffith

Wednesday 1 May 2019 Defence / Nia Griffith

Williamson sacked – Nia Griffith responds

Thursday 21 February 2019 Defence / Nia Griffith

These figures show yet another shocking fall in the size of our Armed Forces – Griffith

Monday 11 February 2019 Defence / Nia Griffith

Nia Griffith responds to Gavin Williamson speech

Tuesday 18 December 2018 Defence / Nia Griffith

Nia Griffith responds to publication of the government’s defence review

Monday 5 November 2018 Defence / Nia Griffith

Nia Griffith responds to NAO report on MOD Defence Equipment Plan

Tuesday 11 September 2018 Defence

The Government is misleading Parliament to defend a policy that does not support UK shipyards – Wayne David

Thursday 23 August 2018 Defence / Nia Griffith