Ben Wallace and Tobias Ellwood in texting war over Army cutbacks

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and committee chairman Tobias Ellwood in texting war over Army cutbacks Mr Wallace used private text message to tear into defence committee chairman Mr Wallace appeared to accuse Mr Ellwood of a ‘Ladybird book’ approach earlier Rows are latest sign of Tory tensions over tomorrow’s defence command paper  By Brendan Carlin … Read more

Descendants of Tobias Rustat blast Jesus College Cambridge plan to move memorial over slavery links

The descendants of a 17th century benefactor of one of Cambridge University’s richest colleges have criticised bosses’ plans to move a memorial of their ancestor into a wine cellar due to his alleged slavery links. Jesus College, which is worth £344 million, plans to move the funeral monument to Tobias Rustat from its chapel because … Read more

TOBIAS ELLWOOD: Why the world would be a better place without Facebook, Google and Amazon

Pictured: Tobias Ellwood, Chairman of the Defence select committee Few people today have heard of Standard Oil, the giant petrochemical company that a century ago made its founder John Rockefeller wealthier than Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon owner Jeff Bezos and Google billionaires Sergey Brin and Larry Page are today – combined. The secret of its … Read more

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: Tobias Ellwood is yet another hypocrite destroying trust in our rule-makers 

When is a Christmas party not a Christmas party? The man to ask is the Tory MP Tobias Ellwood, chairman of the Commons defence committee. As the Mail revealed yesterday, Mr Ellwood went to a gathering at London‘s Cavalry and Guards Club on Tuesday, where 26 other people were in attendance. He insists it was … Read more

Tobias Ellwood attended Christmas dinner at London club but insists it was a business meeting

Tory MP’s lockdown ‘Christmas party’ with TWENTY-SEVEN guests: Ex-minister who warned of a third wave attended a festive function at exclusive London club… but insists it was a ‘business meeting’ Tobias Ellwood gave a speech at a formal dinner in Piccadilly earlier this week The Commons defence committee chair insists event was a business meeting … Read more

Jesus College Cambridge will remove Tobias Rustat memorial over Royal African Company investments

One of the University of Cambridge’s richest colleges is removing the memorial to a 17th benefactor who was involved with the slave trade. Jesus College, which is worth £344 million, is taking the memorial to Tobias Rustat out of its chapel because it is ‘celebratory’. Rustat, an advisor to King Charles II, was one of … Read more

TOBIAS ELLWOOD: Appeasing China hasn’t worked – I urge Boris Johnson to emulate Winston Churchill

Of all the memorable speeches delivered by Winston Churchill, none was more influential than his 1946 address at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri.  Although Churchill was no longer Prime Minister by then, the speech threw out phrases that would echo down the years. Describing a new post-war division of the world between East and West, … Read more

DEFENCE COMMITTEE CHAIR TOBIAS ELLWOOD: The global race for a vaccine will turn nasty

It is a race in which the prize could hardly be greater – the dash to find a vaccine. There will be no true exit from the coronavirus disaster without one. The runners and riders include such familiar names as GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Sanofi, Imperial College and Oxford University’s Jenner Institute. There has been … Read more