Mike Penning
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Born | 1957-09-28 Middlesex, England, UK | ||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 2 daughters | ||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Angela Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||
Party | Conservative | ||||||||||||||||||||
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In 2015 Mike Penning claimed that files relating to the investigation and conviction of the Shrewsbury 24 would not be released, on the grounds of "national security".[1]
Statements
"Britain's military must stop being used as a 'cash cow' for overseas aid missions, the ex-Armed Forces minister says today. Sir Mike Penning warns operations such as the Royal Navy's task of rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean are 'draining military capabilities'."[2]
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