The triggering of hundreds of pagers to kill or maim members of the militant group Hezbollah has raised concerns about the UK's own military supply chain and the use of smart-phones.
The Falkland Islands Government Office in London congratulated John Healey MP on his appointment as Secretary of State for Defense. And in an X message underlined that FIGO looks forward to working with Secretary Healey for the benefit of UK and the Falklands.
The Falkland Islands Government attended both the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester (1st to 4th October) and the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool (8th to 11th October) and met with a number of senior politicians from both parties, including Cabinet and Shadow Cabinet Ministers, to discuss issues of importance to the Islands, alongside welcoming MPs, Councillors and Party Members to the Falkland Islands stand.
Falkland Islands lawmaker MLA Leona Roberts, currently in UK where she attended the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) British Islands and Mediterranean (BIM) conference, on Tuesday was in London to meet with shadow ministers.
UK's Shadow defence secretary John Healey caller for better protective gear and also military personnel should be given access to coronavirus tests, reports Forces Net.