The replacement leader of Reform UK has actually countered after being branded “pitiful” by an MP over remarks he made concerning the women commander of an RAF base.
Louise Jones – the Work MP for North East Derbyshire – condemned Richard Tice for remarks he published on X concerning Team Captain Louise Henton following a security breach at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire.
The Boston and Skegness MP published: “Protected & protected by a human resources supervisor… well done people” with a web link to the police officer’s bio.
In feedback to Jones’s remarks in Parliament on Tuesday, Tice claimed the “woke weak point from Lib Dem and Labours MPs is a nationwide humiliation”.
Jones, that offered in Afghanistan with the Military, claimed: “Particular pitiful dwarfs took this event and chose to find out of the woodwork and criticise individuals for doing their task whilst being women.
“I referred to as a female offering in the militaries, every possibility that has actually been provided to ladies, we have actually made, with offering on procedures, confirming over and over again, we merit to be there.
“I was extremely aware when I was offering that I needed to be ideal, since any type of mistake or imperfection that I revealed would certainly not be held simply versus me, however versus all the ladies that I was offering with.”
Reacting, Tice informed the BBC: “What is pitiful is enabling a human resources supervisor to be in charge of protection at one of our crucial UK bases.
“The woke weak point from Lib Dem and Labours MPs is a nationwide humiliation.”
Participants of the Palestine Activity team burglarized the RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire and spray-painted 2 armed forces airplanes red.
Video footage published on the internet by the team on Friday revealed 2 individuals inside the airbase in darkness, with one riding on a mobility scooter as much as a Jet Voyager and splashing paint right into its jet engine.
South East counter-terrorism authorities later on verified its professional policemans were checking out the event together with Thames Valley Cops and the Ministry of Protection (MoD).
Team Captain Louise Henton signed up with the RAF in 2001, and took command of RAF Brize Norton in July 2024.
The MoD would certainly not formally discuss the row however a resource informed the BBC: “The RAF has utmost self-confidence in the management at RAF Brize Norton.
“The existing terminal leader brings proficiency and skill to the duty that are extremely pertinent, she is an outstanding instance of non-aircrew providing management at the highest degree, as likewise revealed by Sir Rich Knighton that is a Designer and head of the RAF.”
Team Captain Henton’s bio on the RAF’s website states that she “has actually offered at RAF Terminals in the UK, and finished around the world releases and detachments”.
It checks out: “Louise has actually finished command and personnel consultations in employees, media, employment, programs and strategies, and personnels.
“Advertised to Team Captain in [August 2022], she was just recently in charge of distribution of the modernisation of occupation monitoring practises and method.”
The Liberal Democrat MP for Tewkesbury, Cameron Thomas – that offered under Team Captain Henton – likewise signed up with the stricture of Tice.
He claimed in the Commons: “It was a horrible assault on an elderly police officer and my previous armada leader, that had actually devoted her occupation, to the militaries solution and to improving the lives, the lived experience of our employees.”
