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Ministry of Defence is close to eliminating the £38 billion “black hole” found in its books following the 2010 election and achieving a “sustainable and balanced budget”, it was revealed today. An MoD spokesman said Defence Secretary Philip Hammond was...
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The meeting is a delayed annual gathering between the two governments and Mr Cameron will be travelling with a clutch of senior ministers. The British contingent includes Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond and Energy and...
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United States Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, right, speaks with British Defense Minister Philip Hammond, left, and Australian Defense Minister Stephen Smith during a round table meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels on... View Photo »
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Operational effectiveness has to remain the watchword for everything we do and we will continue to learn from our experience
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Columnists: David James: The plight of the ASW workers highlights a problem in today's politics
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But then no-one forced him or his Lib Dem and Tory colleagues to make promises to those pensioners when they were in opposition. In opposition, politicians like Tory defence minister (and then pensions spokesman) Philip Hammond spoke of the...
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Liverpool Arts: TV COLUMN: David Higgerson onSun … Sex and Suspicious Parents, Question Time and more
Liverpool Daily Post
Turn on, tune in, cop, well, you know. OK, so here goes with a bit of serious telly then. Question Time (BBC1, 10.35pm, Thursdays) used to be about elected politicians answering questions. Last week, we had just one elected politician on the panel –...
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It is our friend, our refuge, almost our starship. So when Philip Hammond, the Coalition Transport Secretary, declared that 'the war on motorists is over', we all heaved a collective sigh of relief. Here, at last, was recognition of what the car meant...
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BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - FEBRUARY 3: (L-R) Australia's Defense Minister Stephen Smith, Britain's Secretary of Defense Philip Hammond, and U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta talk together at a NATO Ministers of Defense meeting, at NATO Headquarters on... View Photo »
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Just as he'd explained that Philip Hammond was moving over to Defence we got cut off
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V K Singh today met senior British defence officials and discussed several issues of mutual interest. "Gen Singh was received by British Chief of General Staff General Sir Peter Wall and he reviewed the Guard of Honour. Later the Indian Army Chief...
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"I don't see why that becomes a problem," the Daily Express quoted Mansell as saying. "When I was a young man cars weren't really able to do 70mph. They are very safe now." Philip Hammond, the then transport secretary, announced plans for a...
About Philip Hammond
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Philip Hammond (born 4 December 1955) is a British politician. He is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Runnymede and Weybridge and the Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury. Full Article
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BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - FEBRUARY 3: Britain's Defense Secretary Philip Hammond (L) greets U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta before the start of a series of meetings on February 3, 2012 in Brussels, Belgium. According to reports the U.S. Defense Secretary has expressed concerns over the...
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British Defence Secretary Philip Hammond leaves the Houses of Parliament after Prime Minister's question time in London on January 11, 2012.
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