Former RAF chiefs blast 'perverse' decision to ditch C-130 special forces aircraft
Two former Royal Air Force chiefs and a former Tory defence minister have condemned a cost-cutting decision to ditch a vital special forces aircraft as "perverse" and "extraordinary".
|
||||||
💡 newsR Knowledge: Other News MentionsRoyal Air Force Air and space warfare force of the United KingdomPM confirms RAF shot down Iranian drones Credit: ODN Duration: 00:53Published Onboard the UK’s first flight to airdrop aid into Gaza Credit: ODN Duration: 02:20Published Grant Shapps authorises first UK airdrop in Gaza Credit: ODN Duration: 00:37Published UK Forces airdrop over 10 tonnes of food supplies to Gaza Credit: ODN Duration: 01:17Published Tory Conservative political philosophyTories trying to open election divide over defence, but Starmer is stressing he is not Jeremy 'Stop the War' Corbyn | BoultonWe have been warned. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's pre-election pitch to voters this week was to place the nation on "war footing".Sky News Labour denies railways will be given 'lower priority' under renationalisation plans - as Tories warn of 'wildcat strikes'Labour has denied the railways will be given "lower priority" if they are brought back into public ownership as the party pledged to "sweep away" the current..Sky News Labour promises publicly owned rail - as Tories slam 'unfunded nationalisation'Labour will promise to deliver the biggest shake-up to rail "in a generation" by establishing the long-delayed Great British Railways (GBR) organisation and..Sky News Tories warned Menzies misuse of funds claims 'constituted fraud' but whistleblower told there was no 'duty' to report itThe Conservatives were warned ex-Tory MP Mark Menzies's alleged misuse of party funds may have constituted fraud but the whistleblower was told there was no duty..Sky News Tory activist who reported MP over alleged misuse of funds disappointed by party responseA Tory activist who reported an MP over claims he misused party funds has told Sky News she is disappointed by the way her complaint has been handled.Sky News You Might LikeRelated videos from verified sources
|