MP warns UK troops on Russian border lack essential gear

MP warns UK troops on Russian border lack essential gear

Labour MP and former Royal Marine Fred Thomas has raised concerns about the pace of military modernisation after visiting troops on Salisbury Plain ahead of their deployment to Estonia. In a thread on X (formerly Twitter), the Plymouth Moor View MP—who sits on the Defence Select Committee—praised the ingenuity of British soldiers but expressed alarm at the slow response from the defence system in equipping them with modern battlefield technology…