This month’s Conservative Friends of the Armed Forces podcast features two of the 2019 intake MP’s along with Will Hall who talks to us about the recent spending announcement.

Our first guest is Richard Holden who was elected in December 2019. He has worked in both the public and private sectors, as well as in political campaigning. Most recently, before becoming an MP, he worked in the Department for Education as a Special Adviser to the Secretary of State for Education.

Stuart Anderson is our next guest. Stuart was a soldier in the British Army and conducted three operational tours. After he left he went into the Defence and security industry before being elected in 2019. Amongst other things, Stuart sits on the Defence Select Committee and is a member of the UK delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly

Finally we hear about the Government's four year spending commitment. William Hall is Deputy Chairman of South Oxfordshire Conservatives and the Oxfordshire Area Committee. A former Councillor, Will's career has included advising companies and charities on large, complex infrastructure projects; defence issues; and education policy. Will takes us through some of the key general and specific elements of the settlement along with wider reactions. 

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