The Latest Breaking News from Luke Pollard

Exclusive: As of January, there were just 369 UK staff working on the British-led programme that has trained over 51,000 Ukrainian soldiers to resist Vladimir Putin’s illegal invasion

Exclusive: The Independent has seen a list of 142 MPs who voted in favour of assisted dying at second reading and could now change their vote as a result of Kim Leadbeater’s amendment

The UK’s armed forces have seen 90,000 cyber attacks in the last two years, according to the Ministry of Defence.

Exclusive: Armour was supposed to be replaced in 2023 but that was delayed by four years under previous government

MPs will have to wait until the spring for a spending plan, according to defence minister Luke Pollard.

All candidates put forward for the role, which will act as ‘an independent champion’ for the Armed Forces, will undergo ‘robust scrutiny’.

Armed forces minister Luke Pollard said the Government ‘wants the UK to be Nato’s leading European nation’.

Father of the House Sir Edward Leigh said the UK should “stiffen the sinews” when it comes to the US president-elect.

Exclusive: Trump team see Chagos deal row as ‘day one issue’ for new administration as it is unclear whether nuclear weapons will still be allowed at the Diego Garcia base

Several opposition MPs raised concerns over the agreement between the UK and Mauritius.

Investigation: The UK trained and paid special forces to fight against the Taliban in Afghanistan. As hundreds of these fighters live in danger while Britain delays decisions on whether to give them sanctuary, the UK’s adversaries are circling. Holly Bancroft, Fahim Abed, May Bulman and Jessica Purkiss report