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HMS Queen Elizabeth would have sailed in emergency, says Grant Shapps

HMS Queen Elizabeth would have sailed in emergency, says Grant Shapps

Dr Liam Fox, who as defence secretary in 2011 stopped the two aircraft carriers from being scrapped despite huge cuts elsewhere across the Ministry of Defence, described the breakdown as an “embarrassment”. He told The Telegraph: “The carrier not working is an embarrassment. But there is a bigger problem, the Navy isn’t big enough. I’ve...

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