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'A nightmare to face' Ex-commando seen as possible Labour leader
The Guardian
|February 11, 2026
He is the ex-special forces colonel talked of by some in Labour as the dark horse answer to the party’s leadership angst, even if Alistair Carns might not welcome all of the endorsements coming his way.
“He’s one of the most capable individuals on the Labour benches and would be an absolute nightmare to face,” said one Conservative MP familiar with the abilities of the veterans minister, cast at the weekend in reports as a “decisive man of action”.
Carns is a former Royal Marine commando and military adviser to three defence secretaries at the MoD. He was tipped as a future chief of the defence staff, and there was surprise when he suddenly resigned to run as a Labour candidate, winning the safe seat of Birmingham Selly Oak in 2024.
The Scot was appointed minister for the armed forces in September 2025, and has earned praise for his quiet stewardship of a portfolio encompassing issues from homeland defence to support for Ukraine. Supporters present him as a man with credentials to take the fight to Reform UK in Labour heartlands.
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