Book says PM at odds with ex-ministers and former army chief over Syria, Libya and cuts to Royal Navy
David Cameron has been criticised by former ministers and a defence chief in the unofficial biography written by Conservative peer Lord Ashcroft and the journalist Isabel Oakeshott.
The former army chief Sir David Richards is quoted in the Daily Mail’s serialisation of the book as saying that he had to remind the prime minister that being a member of the cadet force at Eton did not qualify him to settle the tactics of complex military operations. Richards has previously criticised the Conservatives for failing to mount a proper military defence of the opponents of the Assad regime in Syria. Related: Cameron faces fresh questions over knowledge of Ashcroft tax status Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com