mo4ch:>‘Shock waves’ at MoD after PM questions UK’s role as ‘tier-one’ military power | Mo4ch News
Comments made by Theresa May have sent “shock waves” through the MoD after the PM asked the ministry to justify Britain’s role as a “tier-one” military power amid escalating rows over funding increases.
First reported in the Financial Times, May allegedly threw down the gauntlet to Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson on Tuesday during a meeting attended by Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond.
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One defense official claimed that the PM’s intervention caused such a stir within the ministry that some staff had “their head in their hands” upon learning that May had questioned Britain’s future as a leading military power.During the meeting, May told Williamson to go and rethink the capabilities required for a modern military force, and to focus more on Britain’s cyber-warfare capabilities and its capacity to counter new threats, including Russia, according to the FT.Downing Street, meanwhile, has dismissed the narrative coming out of the MoD, which suggested that May was…
First reported in the Financial Times, May allegedly threw down the gauntlet to Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson on Tuesday during a meeting attended by Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond.
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One defense official claimed that the PM’s intervention caused such a stir within the ministry that some staff had “their head in their hands” upon learning that May had questioned Britain’s future as a leading military power.During the meeting, May told Williamson to go and rethink the capabilities required for a modern military force, and to focus more on Britain’s cyber-warfare capabilities and its capacity to counter new threats, including Russia, according to the FT.Downing Street, meanwhile, has dismissed the narrative coming out of the MoD, which suggested that May was…