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EXCL: MoD accused of developing a secret policy on torture that allows ministers to sign off intelligence-sharing that could lead to the abuse of detainees.

Times p1

thetimes.co.uk/article/911a8c…
MoD policy doc states that while there’s a presumption that intel won’t be shared when there’s a serious risk of torture, this can be overridden if “ministers agree that the potential benefits justify accepting the risk and the legal consequences that may follow”.
The policy, dated Nov 2018, was obtained by FOI by @renditionprjct

The Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office, which oversees gvt rules on intel sharing relating to detainees, hadn’t seen MoD policy until @Reprieve passed it the FOI last month.
Ipco has now raised policy with the MoD, which accepts it “will need to be amended” once new Cabinet Office guidance on the issue is finalised. No detail yet on what amendments it will make.

It’s understood that Ipco will examine the policy during its next inspection.
David Davis, former cabinet minister & civil liberties champion, calls on Penny Mordaunt to rescind “dubious” policy.

Writing for Times, he says: “Torture never works and is always wrong. Our armed forces know it and our laws confirm it.”

thetimes.co.uk/article/05a0aa…
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Lucy Fisher
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EXCL: Commonwealth soldiers enlisted in British Army are having to moonlight in second jobs to earn the minimum required under visa rules to bring their children to the UK.

Situation is “immoral” and afflicts up to 500 troops, says charity @The_AFF

thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/c…
Basic soldier pay is £18,600, meaning an entry-level Commonwealth soldier can bring their spouse, but salary falls far below Home Office threshold of:

• £22,400 to bring one child to UK
• £24,800 for second child
• £27,200 for third child

Plus visa fee of £1,523 per person
A soldier has 2 options to be reunited with children

1) Take on 2nd job (permission from chain of command required). BUT 6 months continuous earning needed, so exercises abroad can interrupt

2) Bring spouse to UK to work (& help meet threshold) leaving child in home country
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Lucy Fisher
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Revealed: Britain’s “secret Vietnam missions”.

The UK provided covert assistance to America during the Vietnam War by flying secret missions over Laos, the daughter of a late RAF navigator has claimed.

thetimes.co.uk/article/d069c2…
Fascinating detail about RAF aircrew writing incomplete flight details in their logbooks, pretending only to fly between Singapore and Thailand.

Also added false notes, like “radio compass malfunction!”, to provide plausible deniability if British aircraft were found over Laos
British aircraft said to have transported New Zealand SAS & supplies to Laos as part of western mission to cut off Ho Chi Minh Trail, a key logistics route used by Viet Cong.

Flights (July-Dec 1962) v sensitive as contravened intl Laos neutralisation deal that UK had just signed
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Lucy Fisher
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EXCL: Crucial MoD IT programme that underpins “mission critical” services is £210m over budget, 26 months late and “in trouble”, says leaked report 1/5

thetimes.co.uk/article/106fed…
Cost & time overrun “could well worsen further” as “significant areas of technical uncertainty” in the Global Connectivity programme remain, says independent consultants’ report obtained by The Times 2/5
Worryingly, MoD accused of a “failure to understand what is mission critical”, as report stressed: “To be clear: current military operations would cease without the network services that the programme is replacing.” This was “overlooked at key points”. 3/5
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