Ben Wallace

Former Tory defence secretary Sir Ben Wallace who has said he makes 'no apology' for applying for an injunction blocking reporting about the leak of data on Afghans who supported British forces. Thousands of people are being relocated to the UK as part of a secret £850 million scheme set up after the breach (Picture: James Manning/PA Wire)

Adept at keeping the head down under fire - Vladimir McTavish

Ben Wallace will step down from his role at the next cabinet reshuffle

Full list of Tory MPs stepping down ahead of next general election

Ben Wallace will step down as defence secretary at the next cabinet reshuffle

Breaking Ben Wallace to step down as defence secretary

Russia threatens military response after UK sends missiles to Ukraine

Defence Minister Ben Wallace swears live on BBC Breakfast

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Readers' letters: Wallace ducks vital safety concerns at Faslane

Rishi Sunak is congratulated as he arrives at Conservative party HQ in Westminster, London, after it was announced he will become the new leader of the Conservative party after rival Penny Mordaunt dropped out.

Who could be in Rishi Sunak’s cabinet - including Penny Mordaunt

Liz Truss announces her resignation outside 10 Downing Street . Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Who will be next at Number Ten?

Ukrainian troops fire with howitzer words Russian lines (Picture: Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images)

Ukraine fightback shows megalomaniac Putin has made a big mistake

Frontrunner: Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, a former Scots Guard, is being tipped as a possible future Tory leader

Ex-Scots Guard Ben Wallace is party favourite to replace Boris Johnson

Vladimir Putin is a 'lunatic with small man syndrome' says UK Defence Secretary

'Lunatic' Putin has ‘small man syndrome’, says UK Defence Secretary

Veterans marked Falklands Liberation Day in Edinburgh earlier this month on the 40th anniversary of the Argentine surrender

Where to see the Armed Forces Day parade in Edinburgh on Saturday

An instructor trains members of Ukraine's Territorial Defense Forces, volunteer military units of the Armed Forces, in a city park in Kyiv, Ukraine

Parents of Scot return from holiday to find he has gone to fight in Ukraine

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace acknowledged that the Government needs to move quicker and said he is offering Ministry of Defence (MoD) support to speed up the work.

Defence officials to help process Ukrainian refugees fleeing to UK

Members of a Territorial Defence unit prepare to deploy to various parts of the city on March 02, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

More than 100 people in Scotland 'sign up to fight' with army in Ukraine

An armed man stands at the Independent Square (Maidan) in the center of Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Picture; Efrem Lukatsky

Ukraine claims forces have killed 5,840 Russian troops
Ukraine have claimed that they have killed almost 6.000 troops amid the ongoing conflict with Russia.
Stephen Mcilkenny

Troops to be deployed in London to help NHS amid staff shortages (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Troops to be deployed in London to help NHS amid staff shortages

Redford barracks dates back more than 100 years and its parade ground is listed

Redford barracks closure postponed for four years

Glencorse Army Barracks, which have now been saved from closure. Photo by Ian Georgeson.

Glencorse Barracks saved from closure

The MPs were visiting Gibraltar to mark Armistice Day

Ben Wallace criticised for saying SNP MPs were drunk in Gibraltar

The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 Scots) troops at Fort George, Inverness.

Three Scottish barracks could shut amid renewed focus on cyber

The government confirmed it was putting troops on standby earlier this week (Photo: Getty Images)

Military drivers to deliver fuel from Monday amid warnings that crisis ‘getting ...

The final UK troops and diplomatic staff were airlifted from Kabul on Saturday, drawing to a close Britain's 20-year engagement in Afghanistan and a two-week operation to rescue UK nationals and Afghan allies.

UK and Taliban in talks over further evacuations

Paul “Pen” Farthing’s flight arrived at London’s Heathrow Airport at around 7.30am on Sunday (Nowzad)

Pen Farthing ‘couldn’t let dogs be shot by the Taliban’ and says one was stabbed...

Final British flight from Afghanistan returns to UK - as Defence Secretary pays ...

Former Royal Marine Pen Farthing set up an animal rescue centre in Afghanistan. He and his team are now trying to leave the country with their animals.

We must save animal rescuers from the Taliban – Hayley Matthews

Members of the British and US military engaged in the evacuation of people out of Kabul, Afghanistan.

Two British adults and teenager among the dead in Kabul
Two British adults and the teenage child of a British national have been confirmed among those killed in the Kabul airport attack in losses described as a “tragedy”.
Gary Flockhart

Who are Isis-K and what does Isis-K stand for? The terror group’s role in Afghan crisis and relation to the Taliban, explained following twin suicide bomb attacks claimed by Isis-K (Image credit: Aamir Qureshi/AFP via Getty Images)

Who are terror group IS-K and what's their role in the Afghan crisis?

Who are the Taliban? What is happening in Afghanistan? What did Joe Biden say after Kabul airport attacks? (Image credit: AFP via Getty Images)

Who are the Taliban and what's happening in Afghanistan?

Mr Raab was on holiday on the Greek island of Crete when the request to make the urgent phone call was made (Photo: Getty Images)

Foreign Office admits crucial call to help Afghan interpreters was not made

The 16 Air Assault Brigade arriving in Kabul as part of a 600-strong UK-force sent to assist with Operation PITTING to rescue British nationals in Afghanistan amidst the worsening security situation there.

Ben Wallace: Nato will not return to Kabul

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace giving a statement in the House of Commons, London.

Britain will work with Taliban if it comes to power

The documents are said to contain details about HMS Defender and the military (Photo: Getty Images)

Sensitive Ministry of Defence documents found by member of public at a bus stop

Boris Johnson has said the new national flagship will sail around the globe hosting trade talks and fairs to boost Britain's economy (Getty Images/Downing Street)

These are Boris Johnson's plans for the controversial new royal yacht

Army to be cut by 10,000 soldiers - but experts fear it could leave UK vulnerable (Photo: Shutterstock)

Army to be cut by 10,000 soldiers - but experts fear it could leave UK vulnerabl...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to speak to EU leaders this week regarding proposals to ban the export of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines to the UK (Photo: Andrew Parsons-WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Boris Johnson to call EU leaders in attempt to stop potential Covid vaccine expo...

The Isle of Skye, a popular place for staycations when they were permitted in the summer last year picture: McKinlay Kidd/PA

Stick to Scottish holidays for now, says expert

The army help set up a Covid 19 vaccination centre at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

Coronavirus vaccination centre set up at Musselburgh’s Queen Margaret University

Neale Hanvey has expressed his anger that the MoD has delayed cleaning up the radioactive pollution at Dalgety Bay.

MP's anger at delay to radioactive clean-up at Dalgety Bay beach

Citriodiol is found in many insect repellents (Photo: Shutterstock)

The Ministry of Defence says that an ingredient found in insect repellent can pr...

The aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth passes the Forth Rail Bridge as it leaves the Firth of Forth following maintenance at the Rosyth Dockyards, where some of the 2,500 shipbuilding jobs secured by the government will go. Picture: PA

Navy frigate contract secures hundreds of jobs at Rosyth

1st Battalion Scots Guards parade in Glasgow on their return from Afghanistan in 2003. Picture: Robert Perry

Scots Guards now the most undermanned regiment in the UK, figures reveal

Police were called to the home Mr Johnson shares with partner Carrie Symonds. Picture: PA

Police called to home of Boris Johnson as neighbour reports loud altercation

A drone hovers over Petrie Island park in Ottawa, Canada, during a demonstration flight. Pic: Michel COMTE / AFP)MICHEL COMTE/AFP/Getty Images

UK airports ordered to invest in drone deterrent

The Russian agents were caught on camera. Picture: PA

Foreign leaders back Theresa May's claim over Salisbury attack

Women’s golf is par for the course again after 85 years

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