Newspapers criticise Armed Forces for lack of French speakers

It has been reported in the Sun and Times newspapers that only 101 individuals in the Armed Forces speak French. In response the MoD said: "This figure is misleading and only reflects those that have been tested in the last three years. A more accurate representation would be the number of personnel who have previously taken the language test or have declared that they can speak it; in total, 1,450...More information »