39 years as Labour adviser in Commons. Focus on Northern Ireland, Iraqi Kurdistan. Director Labour Friends of NATO. Foreign policy columnist.
Joined February 2009
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gary kent retweeted
Jun 14
Just in case anyone doubts how tough - and how lonely - it is at the top just now.
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gary kent retweeted
Jun 11
Politicians will continue to underinvest in defence while the public simply don’t feel the sense of the threat. They aren’t ready for the trade offs required. We have to have a national conversation on national security and, fundamentally, resilience has to be at the heart.
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gary kent retweeted
Jun 11
This is courage on behalf of the Dept, the Armed Forces and the British people. We are committed to 3.5% and we can't trace a path to 3? Amid two shooting wars? We need an immediate change of course.
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gary kent retweeted
Jun 10
The world has changed. More dangerous, more uncertain.
That’s why we’re stepping up cooperation with our closest partners and there are no two countries closer in mindset and values than Australia and the UK.
Jun 10
The UK and Australia share a special bond stemming from our shared beliefs that resonate across generations of shared history. 🇬🇧🤝🇦🇺
In London today the Defence Secretary @JohnHealey_MP and the Foreign Secretary @YvetteCooperMP met with their counterparts for the annual AUKMIN summit.
From joint operations in the Indo-Pacific, sharing vital intelligence, developing innovative technology and the AUKUS submarine programme, our armed forces work together for global security and driving growth in both our nations.
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gary kent retweeted
Jun 9
Defence investment should unashamedly back British jobs and British industry.
Today I told @GMB_union Congress we will go further than any government has to deliver that mirror.co.uk/news/politics/d…
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gary kent retweeted
Jun 9
The Defence Universities Alliance - from concept to reality in <2 years. Delighted to see Exeter and Sheffield in the first tranche. 💥 gov.uk/government/news/24-un… gov.uk/government/news/24-un…
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gary kent retweeted
Jun 9
Obituary to the wonderful Meta Ramsay in the Times today. What an incredible life. We were so lucky to know her.
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D-Day commemoration, Omaha Beach, June 6 2024
Zelensky arrived, the crowd applauded. And then this happened:
🇺🇸 veteran: You’re a saviour of the people
Zelensky: No, no, you saved Europe
🇺🇸 veteran: My hero
Zelensky: No, you are our hero
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gary kent retweeted
Jun 6
82 years ago, 14,000 Canadians landed on Juno Beach, many of whom would never come home.
On the anniversary of D-Day, we pause to honour those who served and sacrificed. We remember that our rights, our freedoms, and our way of life were fought for and were won by those who answered the call.
![Troops of the 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade (Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry Highlanders) going ashore from LCI (L) 299 [Landing Craft Infantry], Bernières-sur-mer, Normandy, France, 6 June 1944. [Library and Archives Canada 3408540]](https://venexa.site/media/HKJC4UkWoAIB2Vc.jpg)
ALT Troops of the 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade (Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry Highlanders) going ashore from LCI (L) 299 [Landing Craft Infantry], Bernières-sur-mer, Normandy, France, 6 June 1944. [Library and Archives Canada 3408540]
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gary kent retweeted
Jun 6
It was an honour to meet our surviving veterans at the British Normandy Memorial on D-Day.
Their courage changed the course of history and helped secure the peace for generations.
We recognise our responsibility today to safeguard their legacy and the freedoms they fought for.
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In a corner of parliament at the far end of the Royal gallery a box lies permantly open containing sand from all five Normandy beaches -a reminder to both houses of the sacrifice & the cause of freedom fought for by brave service people on DDay June 6 th 1944. #DDay
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gary kent retweeted
Jun 3
MI5 and Five Eyes have exposed the tactics China use to secure sensitive information.
I urge all govt and military personnel to read the NPSA advice and be vigilant.
We will never tolerate activity which threatens our national security.
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gary kent retweeted
Jun 2
The CPC's official history of itself does not even mention the date 4 June 1989. Let's honour the memory of those who fought for freedom and justice in China 👇🏽
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gary kent retweeted
Hitler’s top generals casually admitted to the Holocaust…
…while living in luxury in a British mansion, drinking gin and playing billiards.
Hidden microphones caught every word, including this chilling confession:
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May 24
Putin's massive missile strike on Kyiv is a sign of desperation: as Ukraine retakes lost land, his army is losing men faster than it can recruit, his "war economy" is actually shrinking and the WW2 cosplay is wearing thin. We 🇬🇧 stand with 🇺🇦 stronger than ever
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