In an urgent question, James Heappey gave a statement regarding the recent allegations of malpractice by British special forces when in Afghanistan. Heappey told the House of Commons that “it is absolutely right that personnel are held to account”. However, the defence minister denied the suggestion that the Ministry of Defence had be “flippant” in…
A minister has said the government cannot stop the impromptu sacking of 800 staff at UK-based ferry firm P&O. Armed forces minister James Heappey descried the company’s behaviour as “disgraceful” but said the state had little ability to intervene. “I think that is the reality,” he explained in an interview with BBC Breakfast. “The Government…
