Luke Pollard

An empty dinghy used by migrants to get to Dover. A interim report has found that migrants trying to get to the UK who died after their dinghy capsized had reached UK waters.

Normandy migrant dinghy heading for UK after 24 hours at sea

File photo dated 05/08/09 of Ann Widdecombe preparing for her new role as radio presenter on London's Biggest Conversation. Ann Widdecombe, the former MP and MEP who also featured on Strictly Come Dancing, has died aged 78, her representative has said. Issue date: Friday July 10, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Ian West/PA Wire

Ann Widdecombe's little-known Gosport connection

Type 45 destroyers will now be replaced by Common Combat Vessels.

What are the Common Combat Vessels replacing the Type 45 destroyers

The Marinetraffic website shows oil tankers and other vessels are not risking the journey through the Strait of Hormuz because of the threat from Iran (Picture: Julien de Rosa)

Royal Navy 'has sent autonomous minehunters to Strait of Hormuz'

HMS Tyne with Russian Kilo-class submarine Krasnodar in the background.

Watch: Powerful Portsmouth-based UK warship tracks Russian submarine

Large crowds gathered along the Hot Walls in Old Portsmouth to watch HMS Prince of Wales leave the city for a major Royal Navy Carrier Strike Group deployment to the Indo-Pacific on Tuesday, April 22 2025.

"Formidable" HMS Prince of Wales will strike targets that threaten her

New technologies could be used to protect British waters from various threats. Pictured is HMS Somerset keeping a watchful eye over the Russian corvette Boikiy.

Cutting-edge anti-submarine sensors could soon be used in UK waters

Minister of the Armed Forces, Luke Pollard MP, promised to support the Royal Fleet Auxiliary more during a tour of RFA Proteus in Portsmouth. Sailors had previously been “harassed” into returning from annual leave early, the Nautilus International union said. Pictured is the politician on the helipad.

Sailors "harassed" into returning from leave early - MP responds

A defence minister has confirmed that Royal Navy ships will not be used to deal with small boats crossing The English Channel. Pictured: Migrants travel in an inflatable boat across the English Channel, bound for Dover on the south coast of England, in 2023.

Warships will not be used to stop migrant boats crossing channel - MoD

A major Royal Fleet Auxiliary shipbuilding project is set to go ahead as planned despite concerns regarding the force and one of the shipbuilders constructing the vessels. The aim is to bolster HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, the Queen Elizabeth-class carriers. Pictured: Stores are passed between RFA Fort Victoria and HMS Queen Elizabeth.

Full steam ahead for shipbuilding project to bolster aircraft carriers

Defence secretary John Healey, and shadow defence secretary James Cartlidge, held heated discussions in parliament about the state of Britain's armed forces. The Strategic Defence Review was outlined.

Defence secretary lambasts ex-Tory regime for state of armed forces

Minister for the Armed Forces Luke Pollard MP has responded to a query regarding the Type 32 warships. Details about the vessels have remained a mystery.

Mysterious Type 32 ships still being developed amid cancellation fears

The Council on Geostrategy said the UK needs to build more ships to boost the Royal Navy fleet, as well as make upgrades to existing ships. Pictured is HMS Prince of Wales leading a UK Carrier Strike Group.

Fleet needs more ships and upgrades to protect nation, report says

Veterans minister Al Carns was tight-lipped when asked whether the training budget for the armed forces would be decreased. Decisions regarding the country's armed forces are due to be outlined in the Strategic Defence Review.

Minister tight-lipped on if armed forces training budgets will fall

HMS Venturer, a Type 31 warship, being built in Rosyth, Scotland.

Confident minister promises new warships will be built to boost fleet

HMS Richmond (foreground) accompanying Chinese destroyer Jiaozuo through the English Channel on their way to and from Russian Navy Day celebrations. Issue date: Saturday August 10, 2024. Picture: Ministry of Defence/PA Wire

HMS Richmond stalks two Chinese warships sailing through Channel
A Royal Navy warship kept a close eye on two Chinese vessels as they sailed through the English Channel on their way to and from Russian navy day celebrations.
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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria board a plane at Stansted Airport in Essex as they head to Washington DC to attend a Nato summit. The Labour government has been criticised over a lack of timescale for when the UK will increase its defence spending.

New PM slammed over lack of defence spending "clarity"

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'˜UK security at risk after the loss of HMS Ocean'

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MP's plea to bring back bodies of Royal Navy sailors killed by the Japanese