The Secretary of State for Defence Phillip Hammond speaks to Kate Gerbeau on Sitrep and discusses the British deployment to Mali and today's news about defence spending......

Also this week: how do you stop extremism – is education the answer rather than conflict?

And find out why the Defence Select Committee want to hear your views on the provision of Service children’s education

STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee

OTHER INTERVIEWS: 

The Secretary of State for Defence Phil Hammond discussing Mali, defence cuts and Syria

Lt Gen Jonathan Riley on the British Forces mission to Mali

President of the Quilliam Foundation Noman Benotman on extremism

The Chair of the Defence Select Committee James Arbuthnot on Service children’s education

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