tonight's said gerald howarth, former conservative mp. representing aldershot and previously cannock and burntwood so gerald , the parliamentary so gerald, the parliamentary under—secretary of state at the ministry of defence as minister for international security strategy and is chairman of pro—market, pro—freedom campaigning group, conservative way forward, not dissimilar to the other group that he's of no turning back as a lifelong brexiteer . 2016 he joined the brexiteer. 2016 he joined the political board the advisory board of leave means leave and particularly passionate about the plight the british armed forces , sir gerald is a forces, sir gerald is a qualified . he was commissioned qualified. he was commissioned into the royal air force volunteer reserve , an acting volunteer reserve, an acting pilot's officer in 1968, 20 years later, in 1988, he received the britannia parliamentary pilots of the year award. well, he's come back down to earth since leaving parliament in 2017 and is highly experienced and respected politician has p