gary kent

39 years as Labour adviser in Commons. Focus on Northern Ireland, Iraqi Kurdistan. Director Labour Friends of NATO. Foreign policy columnist.

[Tom Baldwin @TomBaldwin66]

Just in case anyone doubts how tough - and how lonely - it is at the top just now.
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[Paul Mason @paulmasonnews]

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[Evie Aspinall @EvieAspinall_]

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.

[gary kent @garykent]

John Healey would be a great loss for the government and the need to invest rapidly in rearmament. Even now I hope against hope perhaps that his resignation is refused and that the government doubles down on the vital Defence Investment Plan.

[Paul Mason @paulmasonnews]

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.

[John Healey @JohnHealey_MP]

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.

[gary kent @garykent]

@Se_Railway @NetworkRailSE Any news on this very long delay please?

[gary kent @garykent]

@NetworkRailSE The toilet at West Wickham has been out of order for about a month. High time it was fixed. Please flush out blockages in the system.

[John Healey @JohnHealey_MP]

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 https://t.co/8Xb3ffh54x

[Paul Mason @paulmasonnews]

The Defence Universities Alliance - from concept to reality in <2 years. Delighted to see Exeter and Sheffield in the first tranche. 💥 https://t.co/V63lXi5F4f https://t.co/V63lXi5F4f

[Lord Walney @LordWalney]

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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[Sophie Pedder @PedderSophie]

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

🇺🇸🇫🇷🇺🇦

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

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.

[John Healey @JohnHealey_MP]

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.

[Lord Hanson of Flint Labour Peer & Minister @RTHondavehanson]

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

[Dan Jarvis MP @DanJarvisMBE]

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.

https://t.co/nQ31ifVAjL

[Ayub Nuri @ayubnuri]

Inside the mosque where the Kurdish uprising for freedom started in 1991.

[Paul Mason @paulmasonnews]

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 👇🏽

[Dr Helen Fry | WWII Historian @DrHelenFry]

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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[John Healey @JohnHealey_MP]

https://t.co/oFjnq8xh7V @guardian