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12:35pm, 4th May, 2019

UK police will not probe sacked defence minister over Huawei leak

British police will not investigate the sacked defence minister, Gavin Williamson, after a senior officer said the information that was leaked about Chinese telecoms company Huawei was too minor to count as a criminal offence.

May fires defence secretary over Huawei leak

3:22pm, 1st May, 2019

UK

May fires defence secretary over Huawei leak

British Prime Minister Theresa May fired her defence minister on Wednesday over a leak of discussions in the National Security Council about Chinese telecoms company Huawei, the latest of her allies to be ousted from government.

1:45pm, 1st May, 2019

World

UK's May fires defence secretary over Huawei leak

British Prime Minister Theresa May fired her defence secretary, Gavin Williamson, on Wednesday, saying an investigation suggested he was to blame for leaking discussions about Chinese telecoms company Huawei from her National Security Council.

Defence Secretary Williamson sacked over Huawei leak

12:42pm, 1st May, 2019

UK

Defence Secretary Williamson sacked over Huawei leak

Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has been fired over the leak of information about Chinese telecoms company Huawei, Prime Minister Theresa May's office said on Wednesday.

Protesters converge on Sudan defence ministry sit-in to demand civilian rule

3:15pm, 18th April, 2019

World

Protesters converge on Sudan defence ministry sit-in to demand civilian rule

Huge crowds joined a sit-in protest outside Sudan's defence ministry on Thursday to demand that the country's transitional military council hand power to civilians.

Assange hacking charge limits free speech defence - legal experts

4:18pm, 11th April, 2019

UK

Assange hacking charge limits free speech defence - legal experts

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has portrayed himself as a champion of a free press, but the U.S. Department of Justice's decision to charge him with conspiring to hack government computers limits his ability to mount a vigorous free speech def...

Post-Brexit UK should be ready to use 'hard power' - defence minister

8:06pm, 10th February, 2019

UK

Post-Brexit UK should be ready to use 'hard power' - defence minister

Britain should be ready to use military force to support its global interests after Brexit, defence minister Gavin Williamson will say on Monday, adding that the boundaries between peace and war are becoming blurred.

May challenges Trump with defence of multilateralism

3:35pm, 26th September, 2018

UK

May challenges Trump with defence of multilateralism

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday called on world leaders in New York to reject nationalism and fight to preserve the multilateral system, challenging U.S. President Donald Trump's anti-globalism stance.

May asked defence minister to justify UK status as 'tier one' military power - FT

1:55am, 21st June, 2018

UK

May asked defence minister to justify UK status as 'tier one' military power - FT

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May asked her defence minister to justify the United Kingdom's status as a "tier one" military power, sending shockwaves through the defence establishment just weeks before a major NATO summit,...