Anti radar campaigners accuse Pembrokeshire MP Henry Tufnell of “getting into bed with Trump“

Anti space-wars radar campaigners have challenged Pembrokeshire MP Henry Tufnell to a public debate following social media spat, where they have accused the Labour politician of ‘getting into bed with Trump’
Following a spate of social media exchanges MP for Mid and South Pembrokeshire, Tufnell recently released a video on social media complaining that campaigners PARC Against DARC had put out a meme depicting him as US president Donald Trump’s ‘puppy-dog’
The campaign, was established in 2024 to oppose the US military’s proposed DARC radar array in Pembrokeshire, has now hit back calling for a face-to-face showdown with Tufnell, citing his abject lack of understanding around the DARC radar issue.
Earlier this year, Tufnell backed the Military of Defence’s proposals to develop the project at Cawdor Barracks, Brawdy
The proposal would include hosting a network of ground based radars which would track objects in high Earth orbit. It would use 27 large parabolic dishes to monitor satellites and debris.
Tufnell welcomed the proposals, calling it a ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity for the County’ stating:“Our community here in Pembrokeshire has always played a pivotal role in the UK’s defence and the DARC project represents the next chapter in our proud heritage.
“I am working closely with MoD officials to ensure that the views and concerns of local residents are fully heard and addressed. It is vital that any environmental and public health concerns are addressed, and the project must deliver genuine, tangible benefits for local workers and the wider community.
“The UK Government is resolute on using defence to keep our country safe and revitalise the industrial heartlands of our United Kingdom.”
This isn't the first time that Tufnell and the anti space-wars campaign have come to blows. At a recent demonstration outside County Hall in Haverfordwest, the home of Pembrokeshire County Council, organised to oppose the planning application, the campaigners held up masks depicting Tufnell’s face which they had called ‘Toffsicles’.
The campaign criticised his failure to engage with what it describes as the thousands of people who have written to him asking for dialogue around their grave concerns about the proposed military radar.
The timing is also poignant as the DARC radar planning application has now been ‘called in’ to Welsh Government under Plaid Cymru who have made clear their party’s opposition to the radar.
©Video: Henry Tufnell/Instagram
©Image: PARC Against DARC