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Launching my report this morning. Undue Influence: the Iranian Regime’s Abuse of the UK Charity System. Download it here ⬇️
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Lord Walney
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Lord Walney
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John Woodcock. Co-chair of APPG on Defending Democracy. Political violence, disruption and counter extremism. Crossbench peer, Ex-Barrow MP and No10 spokesman.
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Britain spent a decade choosing to be smaller in the world. Right now the rules on communications, energy and trade are being rewritten. By China. By Russia. By countries that take their own security seriously. We need to be at that table. That's a choice we must make. Strong - Lord Walney reposted
In the British Capital, London: H.E. Sheikh Dr. #MohammedAlissa @MhmdAlissa, Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL) and Chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars, received at his residence Lord Rook and Lord Walney, members of the House of Lords in the UK
- Lord Walney repostedWe owe those who serve the UK the kit to do the job and the loyalty to stand by them when it's done. We are failing on both. I’ve spent my whole time in government making that case. Number 10 will not listen, so I am resigning as Minister for the Armed Forces. Letter to the PM
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Starmer has insulted the Armed Forces. Top officials in the MoD should follow Healey out the door - Bravo Al Carns. Am guessing his fellow ministers in the department will feel the same, they know what’s at stake hereWe owe those who serve the UK the kit to do the job and the loyalty to stand by them when it's done. We are failing on both. I’ve spent my whole time in government making that case. Number 10 will not listen, so I am resigning as Minister for the Armed Forces. Letter to the PM
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The bottom line tonight is that the military establishment didn’t win the argument with Labour cabinet and MPs that they needed to cut spending, raise borrowing, raise taxes or cut welfare to fund higher defence spending. Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves do not agree with John - Rachel and Labour need to pull back from the brink. It will be disastrous on many levels if they define themselves against the defence investment we need to protect our way of life.Replying to @e_casalicchioHMT official: Reeves "will always do what is right and needed to keep this country safe" ... notes that she has been working with Starmer to make cuts across govt to fund DIP. Adds: "Let's be clear on what John is asking for: cuts to schools and hospitals."
- From a serving defence minister - uffNEW: Defence minister Al Carns says the DIP is "not fit for purpose" and Keir Starmer has "got to sort this out", @AVMikhailova reports on Times Radio
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Treasury thinks Defence is a lemons market, but it's acting like a low-information buyer that can't tell the bad from the good (eg reports it will treat GCAP like HS2). Instead, it should work with MoD to fix the market failures in defence. jeegar.substack.com/p/the-treasury…
- Lord Walney repostedA Green councillor called Hamas founders "martyrs". The Lib Dems made him cabinet member for children and families. Birmingham deserves answers.
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