![Philip Hammond](https://pukstaging.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_3343_1200-1024x1024.jpg)
defence spending
![Philip Hammond](https://pukstaging.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_3343_1200-1024x1024.jpg)
![Jim Murphy](https://pukstaging.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_6000131_1200-2-1024x1024.jpg)
![Official report: British military strength weakened by cuts](https://pukstaging.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_7047845_1200-1-1024x1024.jpg)
![The British military's ability to conduct another operation like last year's intervention in Libya will be hampered by cuts, according to MPs.](https://pukstaging.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_13636_1200-1024x761.jpg)
![UK military faces big cuts between now and 2015](https://pukstaging.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_7020457_1200-1024x1024.jpg)
![War of words over Falklands hots up](https://pukstaging.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_7002514_1200-3-1024x1024.jpg)
![Army faces further compulsory redundancies in the future](https://pukstaging.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_4002042_1200-1-682x1024.jpg)
![MDU logo](https://pukstaging.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14124256_1200-2-1024x506.png)
Red Whale, a leading provider of lifelong learning and education for GPs and primary care clinicians, has joined the Medical Defence Union (MDU) group, it was announced today. The two organisations, which came together on 31 October 2023, will work hand-in-hand to develop new ways of supporting healthcare practitioners with their educational and professional needs…. Read more »
![Wales Humanists launches report on 100 years of disestablishment](https://pukstaging.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_14123216_1200-10-1024x297.png)
The Disestablishment of the Church of England Bill had its first reading in the UK Parliament today. The Bill would disestablish the Church of England and remove the automatic right of bishops to sit in the House of Lords. Humanists UK, which campaigns for a secular state, welcomed the introduction of the Bill. The Bill,… Read more »
Latest articles
![Ministry of Defence's new defence secretary won't compromise on defence cuts](https://pukstaging.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cnphoto_0_0_0_0_7045016_1200-2-1024x1024.jpg)
New defence secretary Philip Hammond has committed to carrying out painful cuts at the Ministry of Defence in his first big speech in the job.