Patrick Mercer

Trade unionists and protesters form a blockade outside weapons manufacturer BAE Systems in Rochester, Kent, in protest over the Israel-Gaza conflict and calling for an immediate ceasefire to halt the killing of civilians in Palestine. PIC: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Upcoming US election will be a major factor in conflicts - YP Letters

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky with the Defence Secretary Grant Shapps in Kyiv, Ukraine, earlier this year. PIC: Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/PA Wire

The contagion of war risks spreading across the world - Patrick Mercer

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky greets Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of their bilateral meeting during the European Political Community summit in Granada, Spain, earlier this month. PIC: Juan Medina/PA Wire

Why the Middle East conflict is a concern for Ukraine - Patrick Mercer

People attending a vigil outside Downing Street, central London, for victims and hostages of Hamas attacks. PIC: Lucy North/PA Wire

Horror in Israel another front in Russia’s operations? - Patrick Mercer

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks at an event with G7 leaders, earlier this year. PIC: Paul Ellis/PA Wire

Zelensky’s visit to Canada could prove to be disastrous - Patrick Mercer

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shakes hands with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on August 24, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. PIC: Alexey Furman/Getty Images

Is reconciliation on the horizon in the Ukraine-Russia war? - Patrick Mercer

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps arrives at Downing Street, London, for a Cabinet meeting. PIC: James Manning/PA Wire

What makes Grant Shapps the right fit as Defence Secretary? - YP Letters

US President Joe Biden pictured in 2022. PIC: AP Photo/Evan Vucci

Joe Biden is letting Ukraine down in its conflict with Russia - YP Letters

A photo issued by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) of Ukrainian marines being trained in the UK. PIC: LPhot Mark Johnson/UK MOD Crown copyright/PA Wire

Sinister strategic moves behind the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war - Patrick Mercer

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace during a visit to a British Army military base in the South West, to view Ukrainian soldiers training on Challenger II tanks. PIC: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Ben Wallace’s departure is a result of NATO’s utter impotence - Patrick Mercer

'Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has demanded firm commitments from the Allies about Ukraine’s future membership of NATO'. PIC: AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka

Key few days ahead of NATO summit in Ukraine war - Patrick Mercer

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers a speech via videolink at the opening session on the first day of the Ukraine Recovery Conference, held at the InterContinental London this week. PIC: Henry Nicholls/PA Wire

Military operations in Ukraine rest on upcoming NATO summit - Patrick Mercer

A man helps a woman evacuee cross a destroyed bridge as she and others flee the city of Irpin, northwest of Kyiv, on March 7, 2022. Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images.

Nato needs to bang Ukraine and Russia's heads together - Patrick Mercer

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shakes hands with the then British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on August 24, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. PIC: Alexey Furman/Getty Images

Why have Victory Day parades been scaled down across Russia? - Patrick Mercer

Workers build an armoured vehicle for medical use at a workshop in Kyiv's outskirts on May 1, 2023. PIC: SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images

Ukraine is in desperate need of weapons from the West - Yorkshire Post Letters

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky looks on prior a meeting with European Union leaders in Mariinsky Palace, in Kyiv, on June 16, 2022. Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images.

In the the Ukraine-Russia war, the next weeks will be decisive - Patrick Mercer

Ukrainian troops move by tanks on a road of the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas on June 21, 2022. PIC: ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images

Is the next Ukrainian counteroffensive being set up to fail? - Patrick Mercer

Russian President Vladimir Putin and China's President Xi Jinping make a toast during a reception following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 21, 2023. PIC: PAVEL BYRKIN/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images

China-Russia alliance most dangerous since the Second World War - Patrick Mercer

Ukrainian combat medics evacuate a wounded Ukrainian serviceman from the front line near Bakhmut, on March 8, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. PIC: SERGEY SHESTAK/AFP via Getty Images

Minor victories could leave either side spent and brittle - Patrick Mercer

US President Joe Biden sits on a train as he goes over his speech marking the one-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine. PIC: EVAN VUCCI/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Resolve wil be needed in response to Russian aggression - Patrick Mercer

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meet Ukrainian troops being trained to command Challenger 2 tanks at a military facility in Lulworth, Dorset. PIC: Andrew Matthews/WPA Pool/Getty Images

Ukraine needs air defence to hold the line - Patrick Mercer
In my last couple of columns I’ve predicted that Russia is preparing for a major assault in Ukraine and that the savage fighting going on at the moment is simply paving the way for more aircraft and armour. Well, it seems that the world’s intelligence agencies now agree with me; Kiev’s even predicting the time and precise objectives.

Germany approved the delivery of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, after weeks of pressure from Kyiv and many allies. PIC: Ronny Hartmann/AFP via Getty Images

Moment of greatest danger in Ukraine is approach - Patrick Mercer

Most of Ukraine continues to experience a daily barrage of both missiles and drones from Russia as the nation approaches the one-year anniversary of the start of the war. PIC: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Indicators point to Russia stepping up its offensive in Ukraine - Patrick Mercer

A damaged apartment in the aftermath of Russian shelling in Kherson. PIC: DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images

Both sides in the Ukraine war must be guided to peace - Patrick Mercer

Former Tory MP and soldier Patrick Mercer gives his expert view.

Russia 'weaponising' millions of refugees in Ukraine war: Patrick Mercer

'At the G20 Rishi Sunak pledged his support to Ukraine in ringing tones. PIC: JESSICA TAYLOR/UK PARLIAMENT/AFP via Getty Images

How Russian delegates left the G20 with a spring in their step - Patrick Mercer

'If the polls go sour for Joe Biden and money destined for Kiev suddenly has to be diverted Stateside what will happen?' PIC: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

What do the US mid-term elections mean for Ukraine? - Patrick Mercer

Ukrainian volunteer military recruits take part in an urban battle exercise whilst being trained by members of the British Armed Forces at a military facility on August 15, 2022. PIC: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Why the US Mid Terms are so important to Ukraine's fate - Patrick Mercer

Ukrainian troop move by tanks on a road of the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas on June 21, 2022. PIC: ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images

What does Russia's partial mobilisation mean for the war? - Patrick Mercer

A policeman searches through the wreckage of a building after the explosion of a Russian rocket in the northwestern outskirts of Kharkiv on June 26, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. PIC: SERGEY BOBOK/AFP via Getty Images.

Liz Truss will need a clear briefing on the Ukraine situation - Patrick Mercer

US President Joe Biden wrote: “I will not pressure the Ukrainian government - in private or public - to make any territorial concessions”. But what territorial concessions are these?

How long will the West’s resolve hold on Ukraine war - Patrick Mercer

Boris Johnson. Pic: Getty.

If the West applauded Boris Johnson in Ukraine, Moscow laughed - Patrick Mercer
I can think of only two commanders-in-chief in recent history who’ve told their enemies exactly what they were about to do: Presidents Obama and Biden.

‘In shambled our Mr Johnson...boosterish jingoism to counteract the weedy appeasers and a promise of a package that would train 10,000 troops every four months.’ Picture: Ukraine Government.

The perils of 'Ukraine fatigue' as Putin gambles on NATO collapse - Patrick Merc...

A Ukrainian soldier emerges from an underground makeshift bunker after a shelling in the eastern Ukraine region of Donbas this week. Picture: ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images.

Ukraine's ability to hold back Russian invaders hangs in balance - Patrick Merce...

A destroyed apartment building in Bakhmut in the eastern Ukranian region of Donbas where Russia is focusing its assault in the invasion of Ukraine. Picture: Arris Messinis.

Russia and Ukraine lies threaten to ratchet the war - Patrick Mercer

Vladimir Putin

The West's threats to Vladimir Putin will fall on deaf ears - Patrick Mercer

A Ukranian soldier looks into a crater left by a Russian bomb strike in the village of Yatskivka, eastern Ukraine; Russia’s focus now seems to be on the Donbas region. Picture: RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP/Getty.

Brutal game of cat and mouse being played in Ukraine - Patrick Mercer

How should Boris Johnson - and the West - face down President Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine crisis?

Ukraine: How Boris Johnson can confront Putin’s Russia – Patrick Mercer

A woman attends a rally as members of the Ukrainian community in Ireland gathered at Leinster House, Dublin, to protest against Russian aggression towards Ukraine and express solidarity with Ireland amid an ongoing row about Russian navy exercises off the Irish coast.

How Russian invasion of Ukraine can be averted – Patrick Mercer

Soldiers building a Covid vaccine centre last year - but should they be more deployed more frequently by Ministers?

Our debt to the Army over vaccine response – Patrick Mercer

Boris Johnson's leadership continues to bemuse and bewilder after his 'Peppa Pig' speech to the CBI conference.

Pig’s ear leadership of Boris Johnson won’t last – Patrick Mercer

The submarine deal between Britain, America and Australia has angered the French.

Why Anglo-French alliance still counts despite AUKUS nuclear deal – Patrick Merc...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US President Joe Biden sit around the table at the top of the G7 meeting in Carbis Bay, on June 11, 2021. Photo by Leon Neal - WPA Pool/Getty Images.

The US and UK 'special relationship' has effectively perished - Patrick Mercer

Hundreds of people gather outside the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. The Taliban declared an "amnesty" across Afghanistan and urged women to join their government Tuesday, seeking to convince a wary population that they have changed a day after deadly chaos gripped the main airport as desperate crowds tried to flee the country. (AP Photo).

Wars aren’t woke; 10 questions Boris Johnson must answer over Afghanistan crisis...

US President Joe Biden. Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images.

Enemies must be rubbing their hands over Afghanistan withdrawal - Patrick Mercer

Is Boris Johnson guilty of misleading voters over lockdown restrictions?

Galling hypocrisy over Freedom Day’s hold-up – Patrick Mercer

Devolution, and the possible break-up of Britain, is the biggest threat to Boris johnson's government, writes Patrick Mercer.

Scottish independence vote to define Boris Johnson – Patrick Mercer

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is shown around the Team Tempest facility during a visit to BAE Systems at Warton Aerodrome in Lancashire, to mark the publication of the Integrated Review and the Defence White Paper.

Defence review’s nuclear warhead plan risks backfiring: Patrick Mercer

Boris Johnson's lockdown-lifting plans continue to come under intense scrutiny.

How Boris Johnson is manipulating lockdown – Patrick Mercer

Boris Johnson's authority is being increasingly called into question a year after his election win.

Boris Johnson’s downfall will be Scottish independence – Patrick Mercer

Boris Johnson's handling of Covid-19 is being increasingly called into question.

Time to challenge virus scientists over lockdowns – Patrick Mercer

Boris Johnson is under increasing pressure, writes former Tory MP Patrick Mercer.

Memo to Boris Johnson: Raise your game or do the honourable thing – Patrick Merc...

What more can be done to deter Channel migrants?

Channel migrants; what Priti Patel should do next – Patrick Mercer

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping review an honor guard during a welcome ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing two years ago.

Russia and China’s twin threat place Britain at peril – Patrick Mercer

How should the NHS be funded in future?

Here’s how we could pay for the NHS after pandemic – Patrick Mercer

Boris Johnson is still recovering from Covid-19.

Boris Johnson is not a one-man government; others must step up – Patrick Mercer

Not all nurses have the latest protective equipment to treat coronavirus, it is claimed.

We’re in a war; give NHS staff Army gas masks if needed – Patrick Mercer

Nicola Sturgeon is pushing for a second referendum on Scottish independence. (Photo by Neil Hanna/WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Does SNP’s Nicola Sturgeon have a mandate for Scottish independence referendum? ...

trust became the central issue during the ITV debate between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn.

Boris Johnson’s best bet could be a hung parliament and yet another general elec...

Brexit is still the big dividing line in British politics.

December election over Boris Johnson’s ’pig in a poke’ Brexit deal is political ...