The Deputy Leader of Reform UK has said that he has commented on the RAF base’s women commanding officer after being “pathetic” branded by an MP.
Louis Jones – Labor MP for North East Derbyshire – condemned Richard Tice for comments, which he posted on X about Group Captain Louis Henton on X After a safety violation at RAF Brise Norton In Oxfordshire.
Boston and Skgnes MP posted: “Proper and safe by an HR manager … … well done” with a link to the officer’s biography.
In response to Jones’ comments in Parliament on Tuesday, Tice said that “Vok’s weakness from Lib Dame and Labor MP is a national embarrassment”.
Jones, who served in Afghanistan with the army, said: “Some pathetic young people took the incident and decided to come out of the woodwork and criticized the people for doing their work during being a woman.
“I know as a woman serving in the armed forces, every occasion that women have been given, we have earned, serving operations, re -proving time and time, we are eligible to be there.
“I was very conscious when I was serving that I had to be perfect, because any mistake or fault I had shown would not only be placed against me, but against all the women I was serving.”
Responding, Tice told the BBC: “What is pathetic, an HR is allowing manager to be responsible for safety in one of our most important UK bases.
“Weakness of waking up with Lib Dame and Labor MPs is a national embarrassment.”
Palestine Action Group members broke at the RAF Bryz Norton at Oxfordshire and sprayed two military aircraft.
On Friday, the footage posted by the group on Friday showed two people inside the airbase in the dark, with a scooter spraying paint in an airbus aquari and its jet engine.
The South East Counter-Attitude Police later confirmed that its expert officer Tems Valley was investigating the incident with the police and the Ministry of Defense (MOD).
Group captain Lewis Henton joined the RAF in 2001, and took over the command of RAF Brise Norton in July 2024.
The mod would not officially comment on the row, but a source told the BBC: “RAF has great confidence in leadership in RAF Brise Norton.
“The current station commander brings expertise and talent to the role that is extremely relevant is an excellent example of non-aircruz delivered leadership at the highest level, as shown by Sir Rich Nighton who is an engineer and head of RAF.”
Biography of Group Captain Henton On RAF website It states that he has “served in RAF stations in the UK, and has completed deployment and contingent worldwide”.
It reads: “Lewis has completed the command and staff appointments in personnel, media, recruitment, programs and schemes and human resources.
“Group captain was promoted [August 2022]She was recently responsible for the distribution of career management practices and modernization of protocols. ,
Liberal Democrat MP, Cameron Thomas – who served under Group Captain Henton – also joined the condemnation of the tice.
He said in the Commons, “This was a disgusting attack on a senior officer and my previous squadron commander who dedicated the living experience of our personnel, to serve the armed forces and to improve life.”
