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Ant Middleton

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 4 September 2025UIN 72329

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date Ant Middleton was appointed by the Executive Council as the first Chief Cadet of the Volunteer Cadet Corps.

Answered by Al Carns

In November 2019, Ant Middleton was appointed as Chief Cadet and Honorary Captain in the Royal Navy’s Volunteer Cadet Corps. This ended nine months later following controversial statements made on Twitter.

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