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Mike Jackson says the Ministry of Defence is failing troops
Former army chief says MoD failing troops

General Mike Jackson, who stepped down as head of the army earlier this year, has launched a fierce attack on the government for failing its troops. In the annual BBC Dimbleby lecture last night, he said the Ministry of Defence (MoD) did not “put the soldier, sailor and airman and their families wholeheartedly in the… Read more »

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Tony Blair says 'significant progress' in Nato Afghanistan summit
Nato summit bolsters Afghan forces

The meeting of Nato allies in Riga this week has made “significant progress” in bolstering the forces serving in Afghanistan, Tony Blair has said. The prime minister said commanders would now have 85 per cent of the troops they needed, after several Nato countries dropped restrictions on the deployment of their armed forces. Leaders of… Read more »