James MacCleary MP

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@JamesMacCleary

@LibDems MP for Lewes constituency. Defence Spokesperson. Proud dad of two.

Newhaven, England facebook.com/MPjamesmacclea… Joined December 2011

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James MacCleary MP @JamesMacCleary 1d

It seems like every other day now the security of our air fields is either compromised or under threat.

The Government promised an urgent review of base security months ago. It's frankly staggering that we're still waiting for it.

Wes Streeting needs to update Parliament today.

BBC News (UK) Verified account @BBCNews 1d

US military aircraft leave second UK base, media reports bbc.in/48I64pz
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James MacCleary MP @JamesMacCleary 3d

It is so important to separate out the behaviour of the current US President from our deep and enduring relationship with the United States and the American people.

It is our most important security relationship and it is in our national interest to preserve it.

Sky News Verified account @SkyNews 3d

Chief of Defence Staff Sir Rich Knighton says the military relationship between the UK and the US is "as close as he's ever known it", despite a new survey finding 74 percent of people see the US as a serious threat to world peace.

trib.al/3vtWiUA

📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602

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James MacCleary MP @JamesMacCleary 3d

We are very proud to have a number of armed forces veterans as @LibDems MPs.

Thanks to @helenmaguiremp, @IanRoomeMP and @ThreshedThought for telling us why Remembrance is important to them.

Lest we forget.

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This Remembrance Day, we honour those who made the ultimate sacrifice, remember those we have lost and recognise those still serving.

We owe it to them, our veterans and their families to ensure their sacrifices are never forgotten.

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James MacCleary MP @JamesMacCleary 6d

I raised this with the Defence Secretary at the last defence questions so it is good to see it is now getting some attention. The govt says it wants to reduce reliance on US firms and yet is seriously considering putting jobs at risk in Portsmouth to increase that dependency.

Deborah Haynes Verified account @haynesdeborah 6d

🛰️ Andy Burnham must settle a bitter battle on Earth between rival American and European companies over the future in space of a critical UK military satellite system.

Four industry sources said the prime minister is reviewing a decision - thought to have been taken by the Ministry of Defence - to award the £2.4bn Skynet contract to the US defence firm, Lockheed Martin, instead of sticking with its European rival, Airbus.

The British arm of Airbus has long delivered the capability, which handles the UK's most sensitive data and is designed to be "unhackable".

Sources that support Airbus warned that giving the contract to a US company - even the UK branch of Lockheed Martin - would be a "betrayal" of the British space and defence industry.

Though sources that back Lockheed point out that Airbus is a European, not a UK, firm.

The review by Mr Burnham is thought to have come after the head of Airbus wrote to the prime minister in recent weeks to make the case for why the contract to provide two new military-grade satellites should stay with his firm.

Airbus has warned that 3,000 highly skilled jobs in Britain, designing and building satellites, could be lost. ⬇️

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James MacCleary MP @JamesMacCleary Nov 4

Careful Wes, you say not to forget however you have clearly forgotten the reason we had no ships at the start of the Iran war is because your party decided to invade Iraq and diverted the money.

This has been a cross party failure over decades and we need to get serious.

Wes Streeting Verified account @wesstreeting Nov 3

Never forgive.

Never forget.

Never let the Tories do it again.

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