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Liam Fox

The latest news and articles featuring Liam Fox, former Secretary of State for Defence.

Liam Fox NEWS

Employment law changes ''are essential''
Liam Fox says changes would make life easier for employers and make them more likely to take on new staff

Independent adviser ''not independent''
The word 'independent' should be dropped to reflect the nature of the role as an adviser to the PM, say MPs

Ground-to-air missiles at the Olympics?
Defence secretary Philip Hammond has said that surface-to-air missiles could be used at the London Olympics

Coalition plans a register of lobbyists
The government is expected to move ahead with its plans for a compulsory register of lobbyists

Hammond is new Defence Secretary
Former Transport Secretary took over on 14 October following resignation of Dr Liam Fox

LATEST FEATURES

David Laws was caught up in the MPs' expenses scandalRevolving door needs jamming
Do political lobbyists have any influence over government policy? Slow progress towards disclosure may be down to vigorous lobbying, reveals Matthew George

Hammond will be swapping trains for tanksCan Philip Hammond stay the course at the MoD?
As the Runnymede and Weybridge MP takes over as Defence Secretary from Liam Fox, Defencemanagement.com editor Joel Shenton asks if Philip Hammond will be able to end the run of instability in this top post

Liam Fox and David Cameron resignation lettersDear David, Dear Liam – the full text of Liam Fox's resignation and David Cameron's reply
Liam Fox has resigned as Defence Secretary. Here's the correspondence with David Cameron