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The Secretaries of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Defence, and International Development are today visiting Afghanistan.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
New Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has spoken about the national security reasons for the UK military being in Afghanistan and praised the bravery and professionalism of troops in Helmand.
The meeting was chaired by Prime Minister David Cameron and was also attended by permanent members including Sir Peter Ricketts, the new National…
Dr Liam Fox has been appointed as the new Secretary of State for Defence today, Wednesday 12 May 2010.
The new Secretary of State for Defence, Dr Liam Fox, has issued the following message to all Defence staff.
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