UK Government distances itself from Defence Secretary’s ‘illegal wars’ remark

UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said Labour had engaged in ‘illegal wars’ Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA

The UK Government has distanced itself from their Defence Secretary’s comments that suggested the UK’s military interventions under the last Labour government amounted to “illegal wars”.

Ben Wallace, in a heated debate in the Commons over a controversial Bill, claimed “illegal wars” instigated by Labour contributed to a legal “mess” faced by British troops.