Blog Post: Visit to Latvia and Estonia for NATO PA’s Sub-Committee on Future Security and Defence Capabilities

Blog Post: Visit to Latvia and Estonia for NATO PA’s Sub-Committee on Future Security and Defence Capabilities

I had the privilege of visiting Riga and Tallinn, last week as part of the NATO PA’s Sub-Committee on Future Security and Defence Capabilities.

The message was very clear. Both Estonian and Latvians see themselves being on the frontline following …

Updated Statement: Russian Invasion of Ukraine

I fully support the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and I condemn President Putin’s unprovoked and unjustifiable attacks. These actions are a flagrant breach of international law and will have tragic and horrendous consequences. I know people in this …

Blog: Government’s Future Soldier Announcement

Blog: Government’s Future Soldier Announcement

The government’s announcement yesterday confirmed that, by 2025, the British Army will shrink to its smallest size since Napoleon.

The MOD so successfully briefed the national press that this aspect of the announcement was barely covered (only the Irish Times …

APPG for Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Publishes Report into Maritime Skills

APPG for Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Publishes Report into Maritime Skills

The Chair of the APPG for Shipbuilding and Ship Repair, Kevan Jones MP, has called for a ‘landmark study’ into areas of skills shortage in the UK’s maritime skills base.

No detailed study has been conducted of the maritime skills …

UPDATED 22 April Kevan calls on the Government to do more to help British Citizens stranded abroad

UPDATED 22 April Kevan calls on the Government to do more to help British Citizens stranded abroad

UPDATED POST – 22 APRIL 2019

Kevan has now received a further response from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to his letter regarding constituents who are unable to make their way home to the UK from overseas.

UPDATED POST – …