Tobias Ellwood Articles

British Minister: Royal Navy ‘Too Small’ For Purpose

Junior defence minister Tobias Ellwood has called on the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to recognise the poor state of the Royal Navy when they take power, in comments that follow a British owned tanker being seized by Iranian gunboats in the Straits of Hormuz.

‘Taken for Granted’: British Minister Calls for 200% Defence Spending Boost to Match NHS Budget

Britain’s defence budget — which presently barely scrapes the minimum required for NATO membership — is too low and should more than treble, the nation’s defence minister has strongly implied.