Furore over 'lobbying' by top-ranking retired Officers

There were claims over the weekend that top-ranking retired military officers have been secretly filmed boasting about lobbying to win multi-million pound defence deals for arms firms in breach of official rules. In response a MoD spokesman said: "We will be looking to see if any of these individuals have broken any rules. It is clear that former chiefs acting in a commercial capacity should not have any privileged access...More information »