Britain’s most senior military officers attended a luxury Alpine sports retreat alongside more than 60 defence executives and lobbyists, raising concerns about conflicts of interest as the UK embarks on a defence spending surge.
Attendees at the week-long event in the French Alps resort of Méribel in February included head of the British military Sir Rich Knighton and Lieutenant General David Eastman, deputy chief of the British Army, according to a document obtained by the Financial Times.
Lieutenant General Simon Hamilton, interim chief executive of Defence Equipment & Support, the agency responsible for procuring and providing MoD equipment and supplies, also attended.