Lord James of Blackheath has been threatened with the police, told to retract the comments he made in the House of Lords on EU Defence Union, and is facing demands to resign and remain silent on the issue from now on.

Germany has had to choose a new Defence Minister following the 'election' of Ursula von der Leyen to the post of President of the European Commission. They chose Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer.