Campaign to bring end to trafficking announced

Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said he has launched a campaign to stop women, children and men being used as weapons of war in conflicts across the world.

It comes as he announced the creation of a centre of excellence for human security, which will deliver training for military personnel on areas such as women, children and armed conflict, human trafficking and sexual exploitation.

Mr Williamson confirmed the move on Salisbury Plain after watching troops from 4 Scots, armoured vehicles and Apache attack helicopters carry out an exercise which showed how civilians were protected in a conflict zone.

Some £2 million a year is to be ploughed into the new centre, with its location yet to be decided.