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Kevin Bazeley, 56, was discharged in 1995 after he was 'outed' as gay while serving at RAF Kinloss and said Rishi Sunak's apology in relation to the historic discrimination was "long overdue"

Crispin Blunt spoke movingly about being gay in the armed forces, as MPs discussed the landmark Etherton Report into the historical treatment of gay people in the military

The Prime Minister followed the recommendation of a Government-commissioned review and issued an apology to troops who suffered bullying and were booted out of the military over their sexuality

The Prime Minister insisted the move had been on the cards for a while, as critics said it was further evidence the Conservatives are expecting to be thrown out of office at the next election

A Tory former Minister staying to fight and lose power at the General Election named to me three more members of Rishi Sunak’s frontline team he expects to follow the Defence Secretary by jumping overboard.

Ben Wallace, who marks four years as Defence Secretary on July 24, said his biggest worry as he prepares to stand down in the middle of a war in Europe was a military conflict with Moscow

The top Tory, who was once tipped as a future Prime Minister, has said he won't stand at the next election, after 18 years as an MP

The nuked blood scandal first exposed by the Mirror last year has uncovered shocking new evidence of possible crimes committed by the British state against its own servicemen

Ben Wallace suggested Kyiv should be more grateful for the arms NATO allies have sent Ukrainian armed forces as they fight Russian invaders

As the Prime Minister prepares for the two-day NATO summit this week, he faces mounting criticism at home over the state of Britain’s armed forces and delays to a key Defence Command Paper

Yet another veteran of the Cold War has died alone without family, with friends desperately trying to trace distant relatives in the hope they can attend his funeral

The long-awaited honour was promised in summer, but the Ministry of Defence says the "timescale has been revised"

The US President is understood to favour Jens Stoltenberg remaining in charge of the military alliance, despite British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace being widely tipped for the Secretary-General role

The deal to use 'international instructors' was agreed a fortnight ago in a desperate bid to tackle a backlog of student pilots, who are facing waits of up to a year for training slots

WW2 Flight Sergeant Peter Brown died alone at home in Maida Vale, London, in December aged 96 but an appeal to find his family resulted in hundreds of people attending his funeral

Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey will use a speech to the London Defence Conference to demand the Government rethinks its plan to slash the size of the Army by 9,500 soldiers

The Prime Minister appeared to give his blessing, but also stressed that Mr Wallace is currently focused on his critical role in supporting Ukraine's fight against the Russian invasion

Labour needs to offer a chance for change, not moaning about the last 13 years, says Fleet Street Fox

The Defence Secretary confirmed the long-range weapons system was being donated to Kyiv as President Volodymyr Zelensky's regime prepares to launch its counter-attack against Russian invaders

Sudanese military fighter jets are continuing with air strikes in the capital Khartoum and the adjacent cities of Bahri and Omdurman, despite ceasefire talks taking place in Saudi Arabia

The extra rescue missions left Port Sudan after UK citizens faced a noon deadline to complete a dangerous 500-mile drive from Khartoum

Hundreds of Britons have been airlifted from Sudan, with more evacuation flights taking off today as the UK scrambles to rescue its citizens from the war-ravaged nation

Campaigners are furious after the Ministry of Defence confirmed not every veteran who took part in Cold War nuclear tests will get a medal

Britain's RAF RC-135 Rivet Joint was carrying a crew of up to 30 over the Black Sea when a Russian pilot thought he had permission to fire, secret documents have revealed

A date for the funeral of Peter Brown, one of the RAF's WW2 veterans who died alone has now been set for next month after the event became 'inundated' with requests to attend following an appeal for mourners