The department took legal action against the former Channel 4 SAS: Who Dares Wins presenter in October for an alleged breach of contract. Mr Middleton, who is running to be mayor of London in 2028 as an independent, denied breaching the agreement and said the legal action was “sudden, severe and disproportionate”. At the hearing in November, Mr Justice Garnham issued a temporary injunction blocking Mr Middleton from breaching the agreement until the legal claim was resolved. The court heard that the MoD would neither confirm nor deny whether the statements made by Mr Middleton in the podcast were accurate, but claimed they were covered by the contract regardless. Mr Middleton, who represented himself at the hearing, told the court that his military service included tours of Northern Ireland, Afghanistan and Sierra Leone and that he now lives in the United Arab Emirates.

Source: The Herald March 08, 2026 21:26 UTC